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TABLE OF CONTENTS

XXII:1Febrary, 2007

LYNX  
A Journal for Linking Poets    
 
   
  In these Participation Renga from Lynx you will find links from:

AB 
Alice Benedict

BJ
Bob Jessup

CC
Carlos Colón 

CF
Vikki Celeste Fannin

CG 
Cindy Guntherman

CM
Cristian Mocanu

CSK
Carol Stroh Kemp 

dht
Doris H. Thurston 

DPK
Deborah P. Kolidji

DR 
David Rice

DWP
Darrel W. Parry

EF 
Eric Folsom

EL
Eva LaVollette

ESJ
Elizabeth St Jacques 

FA 
Fay Aoyagi 

FP
Francine Porad 

FPA
Francis (Paul) Attard 

GD 
Gene Doty 

GM 
Giselle Maya

GR 
George Ralph

GV
Geert Verbeke

JAJ 
Jean Jorgensen

JC 
Jeanne Cassler

JMB
John M. Bennett

JR 
Jane Reichhold

JS
John Sheirer 

JSJ
Joyce Sandeen Johnson

KCL 
Kenneth C. Leibman 

LCG 
Larry Gross

LE
Lesley Einer

LJ
Lael Johnson 

meta 
metarandom

MHH
Madeline Hoffer

ML
Minna Lerman

MM 
Marianne Marks

MWM   Mary Wittry-Mason


Nika 

NA
Nasira Alma

PC
Penny Crosby 

PGC 
Pamela Connor

PJS
P.J. Sharpe 

PS
Pat Shelley


Ronan 

RF 
Robert Flannery

SCH 
Suzette Hains

SD
Simon Doubleday

SMc
Steve McComas  

TLG
Terri Lee Grell

TSP 
Tyler Pruett

TV 
Teresa Volz 

TW
Tundra Wind 

WEG
Elliot Greig

WR 
Werner Reichhold

YH 
Yvonne
Hardenbrook

ZP 
Zane Parks 

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LYNX
DEADLINE FOR LINKS:

May 1, 2007

 


   

Remember - only add on to the links in bold italic.
We have two renga ended now. Who will start a new one?

GENTLY WIPING DUST
Alternate 3-line and 2-line links for 100 lines
Theme: impermanence, transitoriness

gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW
warm fall days chill at sunset BJ
last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC
nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR
taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC
flowers of our youth gone – everyone MM
mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ
haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG
meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM
morning sun on a bayou mist KCL
first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ
thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG
breath suspended overhead, the northern lights in slow dance JAJ
father and son pause for a long moment RF
SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their 50th year GR
finishing the school of hard knocks YH
digital display counting the failing heart GD
she tries to add up all the good times YH
battery low the calculator reads "ERROR" GD
the new player late for the first game RF
dealing cards to an empty chair careless of how they land GD

face-down $10,000 poorer CC
richer for the experience bottoms up YH
"How do you stop a wino from charging?" CC
at the end of that rainbow no credit card cg
back to the diner waiting tables JSJ
old woman slips jelly packets into her purse cg
mistaking a condom / for a condiment GD
runs her tongue / over red lips, / snaps her purse shut cg
Quiet out at sea the boat sinks JMB
hot songs melt the wax from sailors' ears GD
listening to a star leaving the lake WR
heaving light beneath the wave JMB
fingerprint in the pink birthday frosting cg
watching a cow’s spittle only eating grass WR
smell from next door something stronger than just tobacco JAJ
ashes as the police leave burning marijuana WR
flick. . . flick . . . flick stench of lighter fluid GD
dust behind the radio stiff rubber band JMB
neither shrinking nor growing my 8-track collection CC
returns in a dream rock face I photographed with no point in mind FPA
the sandstone nose washing away JMB
on a postscript warned of insomnia waves pound a hunter’s moon FPA
my old manual the barely legible letters CC
h lf wh t e     s id       w as it ching      JMB
literacy job applicant the misspelled words     CC
seasonal sign along the interstate: "grape’s for sell" GD
roadside vendors Barney pats his holster CC

a cell phone rings
but in whose
pocket or purse? GD

~*~
gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW
warm fall days chill at sunset BJ
last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC
nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR
taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC
flowers of our youth gone – everyone MM
mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ
haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG
meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM

morning sun on a bayou mist KCL
first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ
thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG
breath suspended overhead, the northern lights in slow dance JAJ
father and son pause for a long moment RF
SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their 50th year GR
finishing the school of hard knocks YH
digital display counting the failing heart GD
she tries to add up all the good times YH
battery low the calculator reads "ERROR" GD
the new player late for the first game RF
dealing cards to an empty chair careless of how they land GD
face-down $10,000 poorer CC
richer for the experience bottoms up YH
"How do you stop a wino from charging?" CC
at the end of that rainbow no credit card cg
back to the diner waiting tables JSJ
old woman slips jelly packets into her purse cg
mistaking a condom / for a condiment GD
runs her tongue / over red lips, / snaps her purse shut cg

Quiet out at sea the boat sinks JMB
hot songs melt the wax from sailors' ears GD
listening to a star leaving the lake WR
heaving light beneath the wave JMB
fingerprint in the pink birthday frosting cg
watching a cow’s spittle only eating grass WR
smell from next door something stronger than just tobacco JAJ
ashes as the police leave burning marijuana WR
flick. . . flick . . . flick stench of lighter fluid GD
permeating . . . a stick of sandalwood CC
patchouli reek his receding ponytail GD
rainbowed the new bag of rubber bands CC
round and round the vase roses CF
steps I make moon by moon without sandals WR
in the direction of a skein of geese FPA
morning meadow a herd of sheep making an ewe turn CC
rockin’ merrily around the Christmas tree       FPA
neither egret nor heron the paper bag CC
pages of old books cloud patterns on a beach stroll FPA

brown stains trace
the rain’s passage
through the roof     GD

tide laps my toes
polyhedron
of footprints     CC

~*~
gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW
warm fall days chill at sunset BJ
last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC
nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR
taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC
flowers of our youth gone – everyone MM
mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ
haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG
meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM
morning sun on a bayou mist KCL
first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ
thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG
breath suspended overhead, the northern lights in slow dance JAJ
father and son pause for a long moment RF
SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their 50th year GR
finishing the school of hard knocks YH
digital display counting the failing heart GD
she tries to add up all the good times YH
battery low the calculator reads "ERROR" GD
the new player late for the first game RF
dealing cards to an empty chair careless of how they land GD

face-down $10,000 poorer CC
richer for the experience bottoms up YH
"How do you stop a wino from charging?" CC
at the end of that rainbow no credit card cg
back to the diner waiting tables JSJ
old woman slips jelly packets into her purse cg
mistaking a condom / for a condiment GD
runs her tongue / over red lips, / snaps her purse shut cg
Quiet out at sea the boat sinks JMB
hot songs melt the wax from sailors' ears GD
listening to a star leaving the lake WR
heaving light beneath the wave JMB
fingerprint in the pink birthday frosting cg
watching a cow’s spittle only eating grass WR
smell from next door something stronger than just tobacco JAJ
ashes as the police leave burning marijuana WR
flick. . . flick . . . flick stench of lighter fluid GD
dust behind the radio stiff rubber band JMB
neither shrinking nor growing my 8-track collection CC
returns in a dream rock face I photographed with no point in mind FPA
the sandstone nose washing away JMB
oh-oh-oh snuff-snuff-snuffle caShoo GD
the red moon pales as it rises above the pollution GD
brownout at the chocolate factory     CC
girls giggling fingers between each other’s hairy shoulder blades WR
the apes find pleasure in grooming each other JR

"here – this tiny
delicacy, crack it
with your teeth"    GD

"And. . ."
she reminds him
"No monkey business"    CC

~*~

gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW
warm fall days chill at sunset BJ
last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC
nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR
taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC
flowers of our youth gone – everyone MM
mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ
haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG
meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM
morning sun on a bayou mist KCL
first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ
thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG
breath suspended overhead, the northern lights in slow dance JAJ
father and son pause for a long moment RF
SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their 50th year GR
finishing the school of hard knocks YH
digital display counting the failing heart GD
she tries to add up all the good times YH
battery low the calculator reads "ERROR" GD
the new player late for the first game RF
dealing cards to an empty chair careless of how they land GD
face-down $10,000 poorer CC
richer for the experience bottoms up YH
"How do you stop a wino from charging?" CC
at the end of that rainbow no credit card cg
back to the diner waiting tables JSJ
old woman slips jelly packets into her purse cg
mistaking a condom / for a condiment GD
runs her tongue / over red lips, / snaps her purse shut cg
Quiet out at sea the boat sinks JMB
hot songs melt the wax from sailors' ears GD
listening to a star leaving the lake WR
heaving light beneath the wave JMB
fingerprint in the pink birthday frosting cg
bubblegum smack across her face JAJ
wiping her feet at heaven’s gate Pat Shelley CC
"wind do not muss my hair" calm skies on the day of her death JR
the dropped marble rolls out of sight GD
Lew Marie: "Give me Marvin Gardens, or give me death!" CC
eminent domain: dog cringing from master’s foot GD
bouncing off the rim clipped toenail CC
says she hates cobwebs the cleaning lady FPA
guests leaving she stays with pearls WR
idling engine I restart it CC
hybrids have it up the hill a standstill WR
ooo’s and ahhh’s my new rhyming dictionary   CC
looking through my slang dictionary for the right word GD
on the tip of my tongue the truth trips me up JR

woman size
she will give her acreage
abutting his     WR

caged fox & I
unaware of each other’s names
ignorance is bliss    FPA

~*~

gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW
warm fall days chill at sunset BJ
last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC
nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR
taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC
flowers of our youth gone – everyone MM
mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ
haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG
meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM
morning sun on a bayou mist KCL
first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ
thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG
breath suspended overhead, the northern lights in slow dance JAJ
father and son pause for a long moment RF
breeze changing course weeds in the dark field bend again GR
up ahead another hidden curve ESJ
SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their 50th year GR
finishing the school of hard knocks YH
digital display counting down the failing heart GD
she tries to add up all the good times YH
was never very good at math MHH
one more short story attempt into the waste basket GR
sharp edges cutting through the trash bag shadows leaking out GD
thickening juice from the black beans can JMB
long time on shelf honey crystallizes sticky jar JSJ
mustard seeds pop in hot oil GD
it will be a cold day in July when I cook again YH
even the firecrackers refuse to light – a rainy fourth! dht
indoors all afternoon two boys play Civil War one gray; one blue RF
refugee children / strangers to laughter PGC
stray sniffing / stranded starfish – / gray sky's cold FPA
mackerel clouds reach every horizon piling the sea JR
broken thermometer poisonous mercury scatters everywhere JAJ
driving through a school zone spray of sparrows RF
waiting at the end of the block police speed trap JAJ
another hole in the cheese CC
small tear in the yellowed love letter folded, refolded cg
anthrax scare the office smart-aleck CC
we go to bed goose pimples appear wanted WR
bare feet find the linoleum CC
grano coffee ground heel thought JMB
sijo* jogging his memory in Central Park CC
as night falls still the fires of the two towers WR
unfiltered dust the masks of the rescue workers CC
disaster on TV close the windows GD
leaping the fence every pocket filled with apples CC
inclined to follow paw prints of a cat WR
excited the dog sniffs the grass in a widening circle GD
that voice is time unraveling   CF

pink azaleas a "sweater girl" pops a button CC
the guided missile goes astray again         JR

just the top
of his head
above the bunker    CC

 

WHEELING ALONG
5-liners, verse or prose
ends with 12 links

a wheel keeps spinning
the hamster long dead
on its path
on my path
an inaudible breeze     WR

closing eyes
against the sea that
swallows the sun
the ache of being diminished
by a most marvelous day JR

following
dotted lines
another mile closer
to my daughter’s
final flight CC

I wanted to enter light
so I am planting a wildfire
and everywhere mad
there’s hardly anything left
a sudden rain sweeps up petals JR

I see the color questions
unfurling in fern tops
pearl drops
the moon face
giving in WR

the day
my mother looked at a lake
I was conceived
my original mind came
from the pure waters JR

Narcissus
your reflection reflects
your egotesticle nature
"Have Mistletoe;
Will Travel"    CC

~&~

a wheel keeps spinning
the hamster long dead
on its path
on my path
an inaudible breeze     WR

bands spiral by
the bright round moon
languid luminosities
whisper of
the coming storm EL

opens our eyes
with a wake of destruction
flooding
left by the hurricane
seems to be endless tears JR

Astrodome
a sea of cots
but back in Louisiana
the slow-moving tsunami
of budget cuts     CC

just talk-words
seeping into the evening
childhood again
that man’s hands on me
unable to speak still JR

mimosas, magnolias,
and the lone, tall elm
I am young again
golf club in hand
each tree a hole CC

first for a short time
then more intense
birdsong from her house
and white smoke curling up
guess after burning letters       WR

her ivory nakedness
lion greatness in her bed
yielding as a grave
pushing off all the riff-raff until
the captain looked just like him    JR

~&~

a wheel keeps spinning
the hamster long dead
on its path
on my path
an inaudible breeze     WR

April 15
hardly any time
left to meet
the deadline
for links CC

with poems
paying my taxes
the IRS
has nothing to do with
a goddess named Iris JR

flying
on wings of five lines
I expect landing
on noh grounds
the verse without me   WR

see how she flies
and bestrides the dogmatic realm
of suffering
in infinite space where rays diverge
I’ll move like cautious sunlight – open JR

golden-haired –
Supergirl soaring
through outer space
her future as bright
as blue Kryptonite CC

coffee latte
for the sportive couple
in a bubbling hot tub
the laptop announces a rockfall
when her friend lands at Mars airport WR

casting off their hearts
the highest hills blaze into mist
at the edge of ether
stripped of dignity they harden
forever talking with surfaces   JR

 

VANILLA RENGA
A plain ol’ renga with 2 / 3 lines for 12 links
Add your links to finish this renga. Ends with the next round.

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

coin awakes
pulls the sheet up JMB

my river
your ocean
gone fishin CF

once before when two
alone felt united WR

he said
"your enemy is my friend"
and smiled JR

swabbed off its flank
lion’s anesthetic pinch FPA

best part of the show
the film begins with the roar
of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer JR

better haiku if . . .
I only had a brain    CC

scarecrow and the tin man
between them the wisdom
of the natural world JR

the food on the table
made of rocks CC

dozing through Orion
hounds in a dream
forgotten soon after 
   FPA

 

~&~

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

the chocolate and strawberry
carefully removed CC

on her back
running down the spine
whipped cream WR

Reddi or not
here I come! CC

sundae or son day
a confusion of words
is my delight JR

the players argue:
who cut the cheese?     GD

barking spiders
the raspberry sound
joins laughter JR

all the red of sunset
in my watermelon WR

afterglow
its wash of purple
thistles in bloom     FPA

 

~&~

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

crumpling the foil
to make a ball for the cat GD

recyling
junk mail
a new poem JR

plagiarized
punch line CC

copycats
serving the drink designed
by Martha Stewart JR

a chip in
the china plate CC

the sake cup
made valuable by the crack
gold-filled JR

Rudolph the red nosed-reindeer
one foggy Christmas Eve guides     FPA

the idea of gift-giving
learned from the three wise men
paid by plastic JR

I turn my last card
it’s a joker WR

frogs in chorus
intransigent voices
transience      FPA

 

~&~

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

crumpling the foil
to make a ball for the cat GD

catch –
the door bell
and hers mingling WR

soles of sleep
pooled beneath JMB

the knitted sleeve
mended with knurled fingers

the same old dream JR

on my winter window
breath becomes frozen thistles WR

the flower
you bring me only
at night JR

on her back tattooed
fruits I dare to touch    WR

smiling
she offers a taste
of her peach GD

fuzz
the scattered hippies CC

in the basement
infringements
of mice             FPA

a gust
disperses
unlinked verses    GD

 

~&~

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

the chocolate and strawberry
carefully removed CC

on her back
running down the spine
whipped cream WR

Reddi or not
here I come! CC

sundae or son day
a confusion of words
is my delight JR

country store checkerboard
between two barrels     CC

old men’s lies
about fish never caught
women not kissed JR

square hole
in the ice CC

my straw finds its way
to the warm red
of a cherry
    WR

~&~

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

crumpling the foil
to make a ball for the cat GD

recyling
junk mail
a new poem JR

plagiarized
punch line CC

copycats
serving the drink designed
by Martha Stewart JR

"The quality of mercy
is not strained, -"etc., etc. FPA

furrin accent
my kingdom
for a hearse CC

mid-summer breeze
Snowman’s sneeze     FPA

it’snot rain
the clatter of hailstones
on the window  JR

I see my ground plan
only lead under my feet  WR

dawn’s early light
even the toy soldiers
bogged down     CC

 

~&~

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

crumpling the foil
to make a ball for the cat GD

recyling
junk mail
a new poem JR

plagiarized
punch line CC

copycats
serving the drink designed
by Martha Stewart JR

a chip in
the china plate CC

the sake cup
made valuable by the crack
gold-filled JR

four lanes of interstate
heading north     CC

roads
leading us along as if
they knew something JR

obsidian we dare to touch
in fear of more fire WR

running from
sparks buried in rocks
the volcano erupts     JR

 

~&~

smoothing the sea
sunset’s metallic gold
hammered flat Jane Reichhold

Firestone shredding
its tread CC

grating cheese
on the chopped vegetables
April lunchtime GD

Hellman’s left
in the fridge CC

squeeze-bottle
collapsed on its
sticky innards GD

smell circles outward
from the skunk roadkill JR

the perimeter
if where I boxed
myself in CC

the bright light of opportunity
comes in the shine of gold     JR

still at the death bed
eyebrows
waving from a surfer WR

hang ten
vigilante posse CC

justice in these days
sending the protest letter
by e-mail     JR

 

 

These renga are ended. š
Just read and enjoy. Do not add on more links.
Thanks to everyone who participated. ÿ

BLACKOUT
Rule: 3 / 2lines alternating 
ending with 12 links
Theme: loss, frustration, deprivation

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
loud mouthed the talking scales CC
automated checkout – "please ask for cashier assistance" GD
condom dispenser a hatchet-faced clerk JR
discarded in the fallen leaves - a moment of passion GD
the budding tree reminds him of her JR
dropping puzzle pieces in her lap a picture forms GD
in swaddling clothes the calendar girl               FPA
low-cut jeans reveal the dragon – faded tattoo GD
risen sun lowered expectations CC

counting his cigarettes
again, dividing by the hours
of the night    GC

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
unguarded mirror returns light slowly GD
a magnet breaks into two equal magnets CF
one blitz only then no more light after radiation WR
trying to understand nations why anyone would drop a bomb JR
allergic skin flushes under the mistletoe      FPA
"Kiss me, I’m Irish" –her surprised blush GD
a bird is passing I too leave with wings of words WR

when flight fails
one must walk    GD

in the hired service department
cuckoo clock strikes twelve     FPA

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
stuck in traffic again dancing alone CF
land locked the wave I hear on cliffs WR
finding a key made of sand JR
we furnish the room in the kelp castle a sunbeam the bed WR
in the darkness between covers, we dream GD
in the white of beaches night-black steps WR
four walls & on each a picture of great promise but there is no door FPA

four walls, no door
no ceiling or floor    GD

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
unguarded mirror returns light slowly GD
the ocean and the suburban both homeless GV
the term "mother" names cover them JR
attached she sends me a koan plus a virus WR
opening the attachment – nothing displays but the code     GD
fogging the empty screen no sound of drumming fingers WR
screech of the chair my parting comment about the job JR

rewriting
the reference letter    GD

a long train journey
paper a war chronicle     FPA

bill collector
a few old schoolmates CC

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
loud mouthed the talking scales CC
hear the wasps walking on your hat JMB
she says I am glad your eyes don’t sting WR
Back for the Louvre - I’m asked if I’ve met the Mona Lisa FPA
the mile spread behind her hips JMB
in the meadow we can build a snowman         FPA
harbored perhaps the chord of a scheme in cat eyes WR
in white shirts at the usual chess party FPA

the queen flees
the bishop, falls
to the knight    GD

rolling in a circle
the toppled
king     CC

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
loud mouthed the talking scales CC
automated checkout – "please ask for cashier assistance" GD
condom dispenser a hatchet-faced clerk JR
discarded in the fallen leaves - a moment of passion GD
the budding tree reminds him of her JR
dropping puzzle pieces in her lap a picture forms GD
in swaddling clothes the calendar girl               FPA
low-cut jeans reveal the dragon – faded tattoo GD
a tight hold of her real self "& now, would you like some tea?" FPA

listening
to a wave
through the ear of a flint   WR

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
loud mouthed the talking scales CC
automated checkout – "please ask for cashier assistance" GD
condom dispenser a hatchet-faced clerk JR
discarded in the fallen leaves - a moment of passion GD
washed into dawn I am holding on to half a moon WR
pale sky waits for a cloud to paint its silver lining FPA
dawn comes to a world of rain dropPING jr
osprey lifts with prey dripping their reflections FPA
leaving the nest all those days of caring fly away JR

milk-white mail
moon-stamped her answer   WR

 

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
sensory deprivation chamber unplugged CC
black air feeding from the dark an owl WR
waterfront beacon Maigret’s pipe FPA
the glow that doesn’t warm a ho’s smile JR
at the distance it seems two who won’t come closer    WR
sea slug wedge of waning moon FPA
snow-light crystals hardening the view   WR

quibbling over gender
toothpicks for its chin stubble
winter scarecrow   FPA

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
unguarded mirror returns light slowly GD
the ocean and the suburban both homeless GV
the term "mother" names cover them JR
attached she sends me a koan plus a virus WR
"The moon sets at midnight I walk alone" Shoushan          meta
the wealth sack shadows carved in stone light to carry FPA
the journey home brightened by the many good memories  JR

hawk’s hurl & gliding
stitching ozone
Sunday walk      FPA

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
unguarded mirror returns light slowly GD
a magnet breaks into two equal magnets CF
one blitz only then no more light after radiation WR
trying to understand nations why anyone would drop a bomb JR
spirit so simple only the mind gets confused CF
snake house speaking in whispers FPA
decapitated still the rattler strikes JR

old wishing well
a key under the bucket   CC

 


~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
unguarded mirror returns light slowly GD
the ocean and the suburban both homeless GV
the term "mother" names cover them JR
attached she sends me a koan plus a virus WR
two turtle doves & a partridge in a pear tree       FPA
opened Christmas card the squeaky music of my past from a tiny computer JR
in the royal gardens snowman’s buckled shoes FPA

New Year’s Day
a hubcap shaped
from an old crown   CC

 

~&~

after the blackout
eating all the ice cream quickly
before the power returns  Gene Doty
no light plenty quiet JMB
dream time when I see words unmasked WR
unguarded mirror returns light slowly GD 
the ocean and the suburban both homeless GV 
the term "mother" names cover them JR 
attached she sends me a koan plus a virus WR
decades old now? computer message haiku CC
food bowl cat's date of birth added in calligraphy FPA
the shaky hand painting mountains JR

flora
fauna
francine CC

 

SWARMING
6-word links on the Theme: swarming
18 links


storm a hand, shape of wind - John M. Bennett
carrying the birds’ idea of food JR
news of doughnuts in the break room cg
the case of the pedophile priest CC
memories of a my own shame JR
that I couldn’t count to six JMB
a handful of ideas to touch JR
cough glue thighs love gland uh JMB
basil and a pinch of nutmeg CC
birds of prey osprey and kite FPA
vultures on bended knees as nuns JR
fire extinguished but seldom blown out WR
the poem submitted to another contest JR
the words reversed the title air JMB
ignores DOG Santa enters the garden    FPA
earthly god giving until it hurts JR
ground above the cat a cross CC

digested in asceticism mantis’s last meal    FPA

 

~&~

Storm a hand, shape of wind - John M. Bennett
carrying the birds’ idea of food JR
news of doughnuts in the break room cg
the case of the pedophile priest CC
memories of a my own shame JR
your daydreams crowding out the cobwebs CC
water the window dry the face JMB
the hokku with one thousand links GD
fantasies given hydraulic help by pills JR
the brain curves vertical landing fields WR
sci-fic novels pile by my bed JR
chewing then choking yellow sea slugs WR
face in plate a dripping spiral JMB
cool moon wears a bright halo FPA
plastic sun-burst clock clicking dark minutes GD
the automobile license plate: "BUS STOP "    CC
photos of poets crazed by light GD
at the red-light district flowering plum FPA

the child layers color on color    GD

 

~&~
Storm a hand, shape of wind - John M. Bennett
carrying the birds’ idea of food JR
news of doughnuts in the break room cg
the case of the pedophile priest CC
memories of a my own shame JR
your daydreams crowding out the cobwebs CC
water the window dry the face JMB
deafening the music of your eyes CC
we’ll swim until death parts us WR
center of the storm – paradise island JR
cosmic beach Milky Way all lit FPA
flaring match lights the electric bill CC
no moon standing between wind chimes CF
a sound in the dark – bright JR
clouds seeing us as curious animals     CF
reincarnation – the trip around the block JR
police sirens street barricaded with furniture CC

a bomb hidden for the occupier    WR

 

~&~
Storm a hand, shape of wind - John M. Bennett
carrying the birds’ idea of food JR
news of doughnuts in the break room cg
the case of the pedophile priest CC
memories of a my own shame JR
your daydreams crowding out the cobwebs CC
water the window dry the face JMB
deafening the music of your eyes CC
we’ll swim until death parts us WR
center of the storm – paradise island JR
cosmic beach Milky Way all lit FPA
flaring match lights the electric bill CC
no moon standing between wind chimes CF
a sound in the dark – bright JR
clouds seeing us as curious animals     CF
reincarnation – the trip around the block JR
raised top desk used in childhood FPA

my name in wood not lights   JR

 

~&~
storm a hand, shape of wind - John M. Bennett
carrying the birds’ idea of food JR
news of doughnuts in the break room cg
the case of the pedophile priest CC
memories of a my own shame JR
that I couldn’t count to six JMB
a handful of ideas to touch JR
cough glue thighs love gland uh JMB
basil and a pinch of nutmeg CC
birds of prey osprey and kite FPA
vultures on bended knees as nuns JR
fire extinguished but seldom blown out WR
the poem submitted to another contest JR
"Hm," she says, "another honorable mention." CC
a "horrible mention" he corrects her     JR
teacher runs out of red ink CC
leaving school with the last laugh  WR

the degree I never got – attained  JR

~&~
Storm a hand, shape of wind - John M. Bennett
carrying the birds’ idea of food JR
news of doughnuts in the break room cg
the case of the pedophile priest CC
memories of a my own shame JR
your daydreams crowding out the cobwebs CC
water the window dry the face JMB
deafening the music of your eyes CC
we’ll swim until death parts us WR
center of the storm – paradise island JR
cosmic beach Milky Way all lit FPA
flaring match lights the electric bill CC
no moon standing between wind chimes CF
pretend the wind and power vanished CC
trees trash leaves into the street    GD
in a dirt hole – clean gophers  JR
and no president without a bomb  WR

more troops more war less hope  JR

 

 

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