Participation Renga


TABLE OF CONTENTS XVI:3 October, 2001			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 Maldonado CG Cindy Guntherman CSK Carol Stroh Kemp dht Doris H. Thurston DR David Rice DWP Darrel W. Parry EF Eric Folsom ESJ Elizabeth St Jacques FA Fay Aoyagi FP Francine Porad FPA Francis (Paul) Attard GD Gene Doty GM Giselle Maya GR George Ralph 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 MHH Madeline Hoffer ML Minna Lerman MM Marianne Marks MWM Mary Wittry-Mason N Nika NA Nasira Alma PC Penny Crosby PGC Pamela Connor PJS P.J. Sharpe PS Pat Shelley R Ronan RF Robert Flannery SCH Suzette Hains SD Simon Doubleday SMc Steve McComas TLG Terri Lee Grell TV Teresa Volz TW Tundra Wind WR Werner Reichhold YH Yvonne Hardenbrook ZP Zane Parks LYNX** PARTICIPATION RENGA HOW TO DO IT To join in participation renga, read the whole poem, especially the last line or lines in italic. Read the "rules" as stated under the title. Pick the link in italic you find best, worthy, interesting and write your responding link. Check the hokku poet's rules once more to make sure yours fits. Send the title of the renga, the link and author to which your link with your initials responds. Subscribers may send in up to 10 links total. You cannot respond to your own links. To start a participation renga, submit a hokku; (the first link (stanza) of a renga). The hokku usually contains the title of the renga. Your submission should indicate a title; the theme or premise (if any); the format (3-line links, 2-line links, etc.); and the total number of links that will complete the renga (not over 12, please). When you start a renga, think of it as YOUR renga and keep working with the new links as they arrive. Too often a renga is started but not "cared for" later. Lynx does not edit hokku or links in this section. However, links that clearly neglect the hokku poet's guidelines will not be published. Once a renga is established, Lynx publishes all branches of that renga, as long as poets keep feeding them links. Lynx drops any hokku or branch that no one feeds. The previous links are printed in one line just to save space. Send your links to us by email with the words "participation renga" as subject line. You may also send your links by regular post to: LYNX, POB 1250, Gualala, CA 95445, USA. LYNX DEADLINE FOR LINKS: January 1, 2002		[Remember: only links written in italics are open for your new links.] AT THE BEACH Rule: 3 – 2 lines alternating Ends with 12 links fulfilling a last request gray north wind pummels with heavy drops Robert Flannery tourists wading in surf eyes open for sharks GD receding wave a small boy bends to one more shell cg from afar calling her through both hands white teeth WR ~~ fulfilling a last request gray north wind pummels with heavy drops Robert Flannery in rain the rocks find their colors cg drilling three holes - the rose quartz bowling trophy CC spring clear air blows atop Mount Saint Helena down the greened Napa Valley RF deep in the wave just as it breaks light glints GD missing the obvious he slashes his foot on a mussel-covered rock JAJ 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 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 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 her old spaniel sings along with Jimmy Buffet cg under the window cats profess their love JAJ ~~ 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 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 ~~ 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 turned up by the plow / a musket's firing plate GD breaking / in the dustpan / last wedding cup cg after three years divorce papers JSJ Solomon sharpening his sword CC she leaves in the nick of time ESJ trio of melting clocks chime to the tune of "Hello Dali" CC digital flicker liquid crystals seconds display GD after the rainstorm every thing so fresh and tall JAJ ~~ 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 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 The Great Lost Kinks Album needle stuck in the last groove CC "Just a little prick" nurse with a syringe 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 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 returning for Easter / without painted eggs / from a far place GM the rabbit in the dark of the moon WR first rays of dawn bantam rooster wakes up the whole family JAJ was it all a dream: cream on top of bottled milk? ESJ The farmhouse mulberry spread shade and dropped large juicy berries RF ~~ 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 she remembers when fast was dad’s Model T cg another hole in the cheese 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 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 brownian motion: grandchildren zooming around the room GD radio signal the break-up song breaking up 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 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 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 belly up as we like it both WR under revision again my top ten list CC fifteenth time around the block chasing a size 8 ESJ dripping from her neck a pair of skates CC JUST DAUGHTERS 7 links theme: family relationships In the graveyard a carved stone angel with my daughter's face GM grandma in her rocker turning clouds into faces cg "get water from the well" she said, wanting me out of the kitchen GM mother and son discuss making pickles JAJ sex education must, say the educators begin at home JR old uncle's eyes slowly disrobe his niece ESJ out of the closet so many cases of family incest JAJ two hands a glass pane away visitor’s day CC ~~ In the graveyard a carved stone angel with my daughter's face GM grandma in her rocker turning clouds into faces cg after thirty years I still miss her my dead sister JAJ in a dream again back to playing hide and seek WR absent father only a ghost in attic shadows GD grandmother's teakettle still sings on the stove cg laughing over e-mail from our daughter’s daughter GD ~~ In the graveyard a carved stone angel with my daughter's face GM grandma in her rocker turning clouds into faces cg "get water from the well" she said, wanting me out of the kitchen GM mother and son discuss making pickles JAJ sex education must, say the educators begin at home JR up on the armoire kids find the porno mag JAJ sticky wings of a moth JMB ~~ In the graveyard a carved stone angel with my daughter's face GM grandma in her rocker turning clouds into faces cg grandpa playing solitaire JAJ "Don't trust. Don't talk. Don't feel." RF blurted out words in grade school the room laughs until I cry GD whispering together in another language late grandparents JAJ prairie grasses flow across my mother’s grave GD ~~ In the graveyard a carved stone angel with my daughter's face GM grandma in her rocker turning clouds into faces cg after thirty years I still miss her my dead sister JAJ in a dream again back to playing hide and seek WR big sister checks the youngster's breath missing cigarettes ESJ twin sons loving them for who they are JAJ aunts roll their eyes at a niece’s tantrum cg LA RENGA LOCA Rules: This is an acrostic renga. Subsequent links must spell out some haikai-related word by reading the first letter of each word down the lines. Finish with 12 links. La Renga Loca Your muses lock horns with Night Blooming Jazzman X-treme Poetry – Carlos Colón How easy it is Always writing verbs that end In ing Keep it to a minimum and Use the present tense without JAJ She wouldn’t be as Holy I F The neighbor’s boy wasn’t that shy WR T Heoretically one would Reach out for an Endangered species Emigrate from Linear thinking, leap Into Never explored spiritual territory Eliminating blah-blah and Report back about the transparency of a raindrop WR SWARMING 6-word links on the Theme: swarming Storm a hand, shape of wind -John M. Bennett just as the sunflower opens – bees! cg The pounding footsteps blue-light special CC church walls filled with the bees JAJ carrying the birds - idea of food JR TIME with 3, 2 liners up to 12 links Theme: time's length and limits birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ for how long / this dream? RF clocks changed again - / spring ahead / fall back GM Nasira waiting for us at the edge of eternity CC oh to sit forever in the warm cradle of the moon ESJ even now we walk through the breath of angels cg from the top of Mount Tamalpais one more step GD spinning from the top of a wave my next shape JR ~~ birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ for how long / this dream? RF clocks changed again - / spring ahead / fall back GM patches of snow mound of primulas in bloom JAJ the tension gone from his strings Howdy Doody CC how many neighbors don't "Make Room for Daddy" ? cg behind the screen on Sullivan’s stage Elvis writhes GD Sid Melton spewing a cup of coffee CC ~~ birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ for how long / this dream? RF clocks changed again - / spring ahead / fall back GM patches of snow mound of primulas in bloom JAJ the tension gone from his strings Howdy Doody CC falling apart as she is carted away old mannequin ESJ sorting jackets in the thrift shop - tarnished penny GD no head la mujer invisible JMB carrot and coal in a pool of snow CC ~~ birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ for how long / this dream? RF clocks changed again - / spring ahead / fall back GM Nasira waiting for us at the edge of eternity CC oh to sit forever in the warm cradle of the moon ESJ the thinnest sickle of light beyond clouds GD and opposite the northern lights begin their dance JAJ sun rise the curve of a hill spreads the glow JR ~~ birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ for how long / this dream? RF sleepless / how long the hours / of night? JSJ both hands point in the same direction CC still appealing with upturned palms the stone virgin ESJ Death – nothing more than a pitstop for Earnheart CC plastic birdbath 4^th season of crows tips it a bit cg ~~ birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ for how long / this dream? RF clocks changed again - / spring ahead / fall back GM Nasira waiting for us at the edge of eternity CC I'm sure it was she who visited my dream just last week JAJ in absence of friends your own age lighting a candle WR lava lamp the sixties bubbling into rebirth CC WITHIN/WITHOUT Alternate 3-line and 2-line links for 30 lines Theme: interconnectedness sliding open this bathroom window startling Orion -Robert Flannery left the hair combed my hand JMB with jeans a belt of stars the radiance of a daughter JR THISGAMEISENDEDTHISGAMEISENDED MOST BEAUTIFUL GAME 7 Links Rule: each link is a question; no answers! Do not add on links. Just Enjoy. Thanks! What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF If she sends him / one perfect rose / will he call or hide? cg Is it better / to burn? / or to marry? JR Can this phoenix rise again /from the charred ashes of summer? CC dream: butterfly / or butterfly ballot? GD is that just flapping in the wind? ESJ no, but where has my hair ribbon gone? JAJ How do these golden clouds prepare for sunset? RF who can tell what seed some sparrow will plant? cg ~~ What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF If she sends him / one perfect rose / will he call or hide? cg Is it better / to burn? / or to marry? JR Is anything better than making more nuclear bombs? RF a poor woman birthing her 10^th child? JR fathered by a cannibal who is a philanthropist? WR where has the primal horde stampeded to now? GD ~~ What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF What are you seeking / when you smile / at strangers? JSJ Where do we come from / Why are we going? GM what's the joke about navel seamen? JR how many syllables does it take to screw up a haiku? CC does it come from your head or your gut? cg How can rain fall from empty sky? RF ~~ What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF What are you seeking / when you smile / at strangers? JSJ Where do we come from / Why are we going? GM what's the joke about navel seamen? JR how many syllables does it take to screw up a haiku? CC how many fools to pull out the chair? JAJ which hurts worse, my pride or posterior? CC ~~ What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF rather like / a Miss Universe pageant / don't you think? JAJ uni verse or multiverses? ?? will that be Visa or Mastercard? JAJ fifteen per cent or twenty? GD does it really matter? JAJ is the clock a phone? JMB ~~ What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF What are you seeking / when you smile / at strangers? JSJ Where do we come from / Why are we going? GM Do you see that very bright star? JAJ How about in five hundred years? RF Can I buy shares in stockings interneted WR what is the price of peers’ pears palliated on a pair of piers? JR And you? Would you like to do a renga with this bunch of experts?



	Submission Rules Who We Are Deadline Jan. 1, 2002	Links Copyright (c) Designated Authors 1985 - 2001. Page Copyright (c) Jane Reichhold 2002 Check out the previous Participation Renga. Feel you need to learn a bit more about Renga?