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       20 YEARS OF RENGA

  

 
   
  In these Participation Renga  you will find links from:

AB 
Alice Benedict

BJ
Bob Jessup

CC
Carlos Colón 

CF
Vikki Celeste Fannin

CG 
Cindy Guntherman

CSK
Carol Stroh Kemp 

dht
Doris H. Thurston 

DPK
Deborah P. Kolidji

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

GV
Geert Verbeke

JAJ 
Jean Jorgensen


JJO 
Joyce J. Owens

JC 
Jeanne Cassler

JMB
John M. Bennett

JR 
Jane Reichhold

JS
John Sheirer 

JSJ
Joyce Sandeen Johnson

KCL 
Ken C. Leibman 

LCG 
Larry C. Gross

LE
Lesley Einer

LJ
Lael Johnson 

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

TV 
Teresa Volz 

TW
Tundra Wind 

WEG
Elliot Greig

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 BOLD 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 However, links that clearly neglect the hokku poet's guidelines will not be published.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.

 

 


     PORCELAIN GROCERY SACK
Each verse must relate to paper, but not mention paper and be in 2 lines. Sixth and final verse must mention paper,
Started: July, 1987 Finished: February, 1988

Porcelain grocer sack
Shiny and rumpled in the gallery      Bob Jessup

on the stone bench
rereading her letter      Ken C. Leibman

backside of the telephone bill
unspoken words of love     Jane Reichhold

streets innocent of rain
wind whips a tabloid into the air       Eric Folsom

weather is very dry
coming in over the telex     JR

toilet paper tearing
and the sound of a flush       Larry Giddings

 

 

PORCELAIN GROCERY SACK
Porcelain grocer sack
Shiny and rumpled in the gallery     Bob Jessup

on the stone bench
rereading her letter      Ken C. Leibman

backside of the telephone bill
unspoken words of love     Jane Reichhold

streets innocent of rain
wind whips a tabloid into the air     Eric Folsom

weather is very dry
coming in over the telex     JR

watercolor paper
left out in the rain      BJ

 

 

PORCELAIN GROCERY SACK
Porcelain grocer sack
Shiny and rumpled in the gallery         Bob Jessup

on the stone bench
rereading her letter     Ken C. Leibman

backside of the telephone bill
unspoken words of love      Jane Reichhold

reading stephen king
gnawing the bookmark        Terri Lee Grell

Fat bookworms
Visiting the library      PW

mesmerized by renga
my paper still blank     BP

 

 

 

DAYS AFTER THE PARTY
Each link must be 3 lines of no more than 6 words per line. Relate colors and emotions to this scheme.
1 - red - depression
2 - purple - contemplation
3 - red - joy
4 - orange - depression
5 - blue - contemplation
6 - orange - joy
7 - yellow - depression
etc. Each link must be 3 lines of no more than six words per line. Describe something which is the color listed for that link and which you associate with the feeling listed that link, do not, however mention that feeling in direct reference, only mention the something that evokes or is related to that feeling. Do not refer to any person (proper name or pronoun) and their relationship to that something. Write the link so that the reader is observing something themselves as opposed to observing someone else in relationship to that something. Do not contribute more than one link within each grouping of three (depression-contemplation-joy). The color word itself but not a variation such as crimson or lavender should be used unless the something is universally associated with that color.
Started: July, 1987 Finished: February, 1988

days after the party
red balloon deflates
on worn carpet            TM

in royal robes
the queen sits
thinking                      Bob Jessup

dreaming of tulips
sunset smiles
an illusion              Celeste Fannin

latenight hunger
one rotten orange
in the fridge         Ken C. Leibman

dreams remembered
beneath
blue satin sheets            Terri Lee Grell

across the room
dancing orange flame
of her dress                   Eric Folsom

 

 

DAYS AFTER THE PARTY
days after the party
red balloon deflates
on worn carpet                 TM

in royal robes
the queen sits
thinking                       Bob Jessup

dreaming of tulips
sunset smiles
an illusion                 Celeste Fannin

late-night hunger
one rotten orange
in the fridge              Ken C. Leibman

rhythm of blues
wind still dancing
clap and turn                   CF

flying on a rusty swing set
at the drive-ins
a round orange moon                TM

 

 

 

MOON OVER RIVER
9 verses – 3 lines each. Refer to night or moon and water.
Started: October, 1987 Discontinued: February, 1988

Moon over the river
Ripples on water
Moon’s image shattered          Bob Jessup

Canoe on river
Cutting through heavy fog
Feet trailing in water             PW

light mist
obscures moon
and lover’s desire     Tom Bingham

 

 

MOON OVER RIVER
Moon over the river
Ripples on water
Moon’s image shattered           Bob Jessup

leaves rattle
teeth chatter
night clouds full of storm               Celeste Fannin

brewing coffee water
bubbling in the pot
night lit by flame           Larry Giddings

 

WINDCHIMES MOVING
Started: September. 1987 Finished: April, 1988

windchimes moving
to a new home
in the windy trees       Bob Jessup

under special lights
african violets
never stop blooming            Tundra Wind

blackberry bramble
imitating
barbed wire fence              Terri Lee Grell

bright solar flags
dandelions
in the cracked pavement             Eric Folsom

spring weeds
everywhere
a world of wild wishes             Celeste Fannin

 

 

WINDCHIMES MOVING
windchimes moving
to a new home
in the windy trees           Bob Jessup

under special lights
african violets
never stop blooming        Tundra Wind

blackberry bramble
imitating
barbed wire fence         Terri Lee Grell

morning glorys
giving life
to a rusty truck         Larry Giddings

above the forest ranger’s cabin
in wind and rain
old glory flaps                            BJ

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
An elemental renga. 12 verses long. The renga is divided into sections with the following elements:
1. Earth - moving
2. Earth - still
3. Earth - plants
4. Water - still
5. Water - rain
6 Water - moving
7. Fire - warm
8. Fire - sun
9. Fire - light
10. Air - moon
11. Air - wind
12. Air, space
Started: November, 1986 Finished: April, 1988

long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands             Tundra Wind

glaze in the earthen bowl
long nights in shining         Celeste Fannin

long days in growing
the bonsai
rooted in pebbles            Ken C. Leibman

seen in the reflection of
last night’s leftover saki             TW

rainy afternoon –
writing renga links
in a barroom           KCL

why’s the guy with a beer belly
always going to the bathroom?    Jane Reichhold

evening in the forest
beer in a cabin
reading by the fire           BJ

evening rush hour glare
sunglasses          TW

a kerosene lantern
reflection in a mirror
white flanks beneath sheets            Eric Folsom

chilled breath of moonbeam
blowing in castle corridors        Larry Giddings

reading by candlelight
storm arrives uninvited
sudden darkness            PW

night noise echoes
in a room without walls                Bambi Lyn Walker

 

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands          Tundra Wind

glaze in the earthen bowl
long nights in shining          Celeste Fannin

long days in growing
the bonsai
rooted in pebbles         Ken C. Leibman

seen in the reflection of
last night’s leftover saki         TW

rainy afternoon –
writing renga links
in a barroom                KCL

why’s the guy with a beer belly
always going to the bathroom?   Jane Reichhold

evening in the forest
beer in a cabin
reading by the fire              BJ

evening rush hour glare
sunglasses                      TW

a kerosene lantern
reflection in a mirror
white flanks beneath sheets             Eric Folsom

chilled breath of moonbeam
blowing in castle corridors            Larry Giddings

reading by candlelight
storm arrives uninvited
sudden darkness          PW

the skies are molten
the world is gone             BP

 

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands             Tundra Wind

glazed vessel in top cupboard
alone collecting dust                       TM

white porcelain pot
blue celadon glaze
purple pansy blooming                Bob Jessup

spider in the wok
rusting                  Celeste Fannin

windowpane rain
blue-gray
above the sink                           HB

making that sound
as it goes down the drain            Ken C. Leibman

striking a match
to light
the incense              TW

mirror to the
sun                       CF

flashes
on the naked coven
around the fire                  KCL

dancing in the moonlight
swirling misty night                   BJ

night wind
spirit songs
earth voices                 TW

planet earth
mandala from outer space KCL

 


LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands                 Tundra Wind

glazed vessel in top cupboard
alone collecting dust                     TM

white porcelain pot
blue celadon glaze
purple pansy blooming               Bob Jessup

spider in the wok
rusting                  Celeste Fannin

windowpane rain
blue-gray
above the sink                    HB

making that sound
as it goes down the drain               Ken C. Leibman

striking a match
to light
the incense             TW

mirror to the
sun                        CF

flashes
on the naked coven
around the fire                KCL

dancing in the moonlight
swirling misty night                BJ

night wind
spirit songs
earth voices                    TW

star wars
blows my mind                CF

 

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands              Tundra Wind

glazed vessel in top cupboard
alone collecting dust                  TM

white porcelain pot
blue celadon glaze
purple pansy blooming        Bob Jessup

spider in the wok
rusting                          Celeste Fannin

windowpane rain
blue-gray
above the sink               HB

making that sound
as it goes down the drain               Ken C. Leibman

striking a match
to light
the incense                    TW

mirror to the
sun               CF

a bright path
for blind feet
my desire                   Jane Reichhold

shivering ////////////
hunter’s moon shows the way            KCL

hot breath of lust
wafting closer
ride, carpet, ride           Larry Giddings

night flyers
around and around          CF

 

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands                 Tundra Wind

glazed vessel in top cupboard
alone collecting dust        TM

white porcelain pot
blue celadon glaze
purple pansy blooming                   Bob Jessup

spider in the wok
rusting                 Celeste Fannin

windowpane rain
blue-gray
above the sink         HB

making that sound
as it goes down the drain          Ken C. Leibman

striking a match
to light
the incense                     TW

mirror to the
sun                     CF

flashes
on the naked coven
around the fire                 KCL

drawing down the moon
a halo of starlight                  TW

plunging off a cliff
a cloud turns. . .
to ice                       Bambi Lyn Walker

a child’s balloon
on the ceiling                     Eric Folsom

 

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands               Tundra Wind

glazed vessel in top cupboard
alone collecting dust                TM

white porcelain pot
blue celadon glaze
purple pansy blooming             Bob Jessup

spider in the wok
rusting                Celeste Fannin

windowpane rain
blue-gray
above the sink                     HB

making that sound
as it goes down the drain           Ken C. Leibman

striking a match
to light
the incense                   W

mirror to the
sun                    CF

flashes
on the naked coven
around the fire                KCL

the man in the moon
peering through smoke          Jane Reichhold

sleeping alone
a cold wind
nudges the cabin          Bambi Lyn Walker

shape of wings
the bright bowl of air          Eric Folsom

 

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands            Tundra Wind

glazed vessel in top cupboard
alone collecting dust          TM

white porcelain pot
blue celadon glaze
purple pansy blooming          Bob Jessup

spider in the wok
rusting          Celeste Fannin

windowpane rain
blue-gray
above the sink                     HB

making that sound
as it goes down the drain               Ken C. Leibman

striking a match
to light
the incense              TW

mirror to the
sun                      CF

flashes
on the naked coven
around the fire                  KCL

drawing down the moon
a halo of starlight                TW

plunging off a cliff
a cloud turns. . .
to ice                    Bambi Lyn Walker

standing in a warm spot
bonfire in the wind             BJ

 

 

LONG SHADOW’S DUSK LIGHT
long shadows dusk light
the potter spins his wheel
clay moves in his hands                    Tundra Wind

glazed vessel in top cupboard
alone collecting dust                        TM

white porcelain pot
blue celadon glaze
purple pansy blooming                 Bob Jessup

spider in the wok
rusting                   Celeste Fannin

windowpane rain
blue-gray
above the sink                  HB

making that sound
as it goes down the drain            Ken C. Leibman

striking a match
to light
the incense            TW

mirror to the
sun                         CF

a bright path
for blind feet
my desire            Jane Reichhold

shivering ////////////
hunter’s moon shows the way                 KCL

hot breath of lust
wafting closer
ride, carpet, ride . . .          Larry Giddings

stars upon stars
in a desert sky
empty space           Bambi Lyn Walker

 

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
All three-line verses with a reference to water.
Started: July, 1986 Finished: April, 1988

Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                         Bob Jessup

Steam laughing
in pools
dancing                      Larry Giddings

water falling from sky,
trees and roof
gently raining
drip                        BJ

Finding holes
to slide wetly
through                        LG

sealions
surfing
between rocks           Ken C. Leibman

baby turtles
running helter skelter
to the waving ocean                     TM

beneath the waves
all the fish
turn as one                 KCL

starfish pointing
all directions
navigating tide pulls                Celeste Fannin

"We sail with the tide,"
peg-legged captain says –
commercial comes on                 KCL

imported wine
containing antifreeze
from sunny Italy                  Jane Reichhold

windshield wiper fluid
drips incongruously
from Galliano bottle                  TB

foggy old pine tree
morning dew dropping
pitch on my windshield                   BJ

a driving rain
the yellow line dissolves
in the distance                      JR

never reaching
that rippling water
on the highway            KCL

afternoon high tea
on the riverfront
a leaf floats by                 BJ

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                          Bob Jessup

Steam laughing
in pools
dancing                 Larry Giddings

stream rushing
over speckled rock –
sunlight scattered              Ken C. Leibman

Molten flow
of heated herbs
in watery cosmos                   LG

with one glance
a charming stranger ripples
the quantum pool                  Terri Lee Grell

yawning bay
stringing lights
together              Celeste Fannin

canoe
slicing the rippled moon –
an old lovesong                KCL

flickering images
bob and wave
through the gentle stream of memory –        Tom Bingham

down memory lane
on the yellow brick road
water spiraling under the bridge                 BJ

winged fountain
dribbles
a blue mosaic              CF

dew
on your lips
pulsating               LG

a child watches
holding back her tears
family argument                 Tundra Wind

a scalding shower
she lathers away
the memories                    BP

one chamomile blossom
sticks to the lip
of the lopsided teacup          CF

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                          Bob Jessup

the wind chimes measure the scent
languid brewing tea
the click of cup on saucer                Tundra Wind

water colors
running
a drop at a time          Larry Giddings

sound
of water muted voices
bubbling                    LG

drowning
in the tea cup,
the paintbrush                 Celeste Fannin

sumi
staining the water
in the inkstone              Ken C. Leibman

cobalt, cadmium, scarlet
curving the river
thru the water wheel                 CF

marbled paper:
crystallized slices of
fluid chaos                      HB

as it flows
where it goes
nobody knows                    BJ

the nose knows
drying seat blows
up from the toes             JR

the whale’s songs
fill the autumn night
the sound of waves            TW

albatross
e el
c a w l
o n s s                     KCL

rivers running slower
lower
colder                      CF

in a sandy wash
pools sinking
stones floating                   Bambi Lyn Walker

sticks and leaves
slowly circling
around the river sink                     KCL

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                             Bob Jessup

the wind chimes measure the scent
languid brewing tea
the click of cup on saucer             Tundra Wind

water colors
running
a drop at a time          Larry Giddings

sound
of water muted voices
bubbling                      LG

drowning
in the tea cup,
the paintbrush              Celeste Fannin

sumi
staining the water
in the inkstone                 Ken C. Leibman

cobalt, cadmium, scarlet
curving the river
thru the water wheel            CF

marbled paper:
crystallized slices of
fluid chaos              HB

as it flows
where it goes
nobody knows               BJ

the nose knows
drying seat blows
up from the toes                  JR

the whale’s songs
fill the autumn night
the sound of waves            TW

albatross
e el
c a w l
o n s s                 KCL

rivers running slower
lower
colder              CF

in a sandy wash
pools sinking
stones floating             Bambi Lyn Walker

sticks and leaves
slowly circling
around the river sink           KCL

with a stick
drawing water
with one line            CF

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                              Bob Jessup

teabags and rumors
bleed on the table
barely touching                  Terri Lee Grell

Eyes water
how’d you get the mist
into the envelope                Celeste Fannin

Veins in the air
revealed by rising steam
pulsate through my window            TLG

water and ink
dots connection
universe drips from my pen              CF

Hidden smile
New moon on her back
Sipping spiced wine               CF

blue-gray mist
giant paintbrush pines
vapor drawings            TLG

beady eyes
watching the water fill
deep dish morning             CF

wolf pup
shivers on the doorstep
weeping                     TLG

canyon rims
wet with thunder
middle sea                CF

early morning
on mountain side
dew dripping from the leaves              PW

cow’s legs descending
from a belt of mist;
headlights                   Ken C. Leibman

teapot
on the woodstove
for the uninvited guest          TLG

cabin creaks slightly
under brewing winds
pelting hailstones           Tom Bingham

tea leaves swirling
prophecy
with strings attached      CF

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                    Bob Jessup

teabags and rumors
bleed on the table
barely touching                  Terri Lee Grell

Eyes water
how’d you get the mist
into the envelope                     Celeste Fannin

Veins in the air
revealed by rising steam
pulsate through my window             TLG

water and ink
dots connection
universe drips from my pen                 CF

Hidden smile
New moon on her back
Sipping spiced wine                CF

blue-gray mist
giant paintbrush pines
vapor drawings                TLG

beady eyes
watching the water fill
deep dish morning        CF

wolf pup
shivers on the doorstep
weeping                                TLG

canyon rims
wet with thunder
middle sea              CF

early morning
on mountain side
dew dripping from the leaves               PW

cow’s legs descending
from a belt of mist;
headlights                     Ken C. Leibman

teapot
on the woodstove
for the uninvited guest TLG

staring blankly
a rainbarrel leaking
gray clouds              Bambi Lyn Walker

silver strainer wetly
gleaming with leaves –
steam rising from your cup              Eric Folsom

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                        Bob Jessup

Steam laughing
in pools
dancing              Larry Giddings

stream rushing
over speckled rock –
sunlight scattered              Ken C. Leibman

Molten flow
of heated herbs
in watery cosmos           LG

"strange attractors"?
"catastrophic topologies"?
"fluid dynamics"?
or just a cup of tea           HB

with one glance
a charming stranger ripples
the quantum pool                Terri Lee Grell

yawning bay
stringing lights
together               Celeste Fannin

canoe
slicing the rippled moon –
an old lovesong             Ken C. Leibman

flickering images
bob and weave
through the gentle stream of memory      Tom Bingham

down memory lane
on the yellow brick road
water spiraling under the bridge             BJ

winged fountain
dribbles
a blue mosaic           CF

dew
on your lips
pulsating             LG

a child watches
holding back her tears
family argument                    Tundra Wind

a scalding shower
she lathers away
the memories               BP

dripping faucet
a dream fills
to the rim                 Bambi Lyn Walker

 

 

STICKS, LEAVES AND WATER
Sticks, leaves and water
Boiling gently
Tea time                         Bob Jessup

teabags and rumors
bleed on the table
barely touching                   Terri Lee Grell

Eyes water
how’d you get the mist
into the envelope              Celeste Fannin

Veins in the air
revealed by rising steam
pulsate through my window            TLG

water and ink
dots connection
universe drips from my pen      CF

Hidden smile
New moon on her back
Sipping spiced wine            CF

blue-gray mist
giant paintbrush pines
vapor drawings                   TLG

beady eyes
watching the water fill
deep dish morning         CF

wolf pup
shivers on the doorstep
weeping                  TLG

canyon rims
wet with thunder
middle sea              CF

early morning
on mountain side
dew dripping from the leaves              PW

cow’s legs descending
from a belt of mist;
headlights           Ken C. Leibman

teapot
on the woodstove
for the uninvited guest TLG

cabin creaks slightly
under brewing winds
pelting hailstones            Tom Bingham

warming my hands
around a cup of stick tea
a cat in my lap                  Tundra Wind

 

 

HALLOWEEN NIGHT
No rules; 12 verses
Started: September. 1987 Discontinued: June, 1988

Halloween night –
the blond hustler
fondling his crotch      LS

lost beyond street lights
the smell of gray beach
at low tide                          Eric Folsom

wet sand oozing through
the drill hole in the shell                 Ken C. Leibman

tongue licking salt from lips
eyeing the sparse line of hair
heading into his pants                    TM

sound of a beer can
rolling across the pavement                   EF

cats fighting under parked car
motel bed springs squeak             Bob Jessup

 

 

THUNK
Tempo renga with 3, 2, 3, 2,
Started: October, 1986 Finished: August, 1988

thunk
ting
I’m suing for warsplash            Celeste Fannin

hung jury
blame it on the quarksand              Terri Lee Grell

Quack sand
Duck land, rain & mud
Drive safe, don’t spin your wheels           Bob Jessup

like certain subatomic particles
he possessed strangeness & charm             HB

the quantum mechanic
looks familiar
perhaps a distant relative          TLG

phlogiston, aether, Reich’s
"bions" – I collect them
like baseball cards               HB

little did he know
his hands were tied
with superstring            TLG

super G string
dancing in the spotlight
professional fantasy, empty shell         BJ

but how they love
Jim and Tammy!           Ken C. Leibman

false eyelashes
in the Bible belt swamp
crocodile tears              Jane Reichhold

native hollywood lion
roars
on the screen            BJ

"Frankly, my dear,
I don’t give a damn."          KCL

politics
having a big thing
about women                 JR

at least once a week
at the No-tell Motel                KCL

Slam
Bam
Thank you                    BJ

 

ONLY EIGHTEEN
Links of 3 and 2 about work.
Started: December, 1987 Discontinued: August, 1988

only eighteen
on the books
for friday                Celeste Fannin

ready now
for slow dancing              Larry Giddings

TV ad
for deodorant
stinks                    Jane Reichhold

Ghetto blaster blasting
Restaurant cook’s sounds            Bob Jessup

chopping onions
the pale glow
of sunset                          Bambi Lyn Walker

 

ONLY EIGHTEEN
only eighteen
on the books
for friday                  Celeste Fannin

ready now
for slow dancing               Larry Giddings

TV ad
for deodorant
stinks                    Jane Reichhold

office gossip
sweetens her coffee                Bambi Lyn Walker

computer keys
stuck saving
a gray hair              Jane Reichhold

soaking beans
the prep cook
belches                 JR

 

 

PRANCING THROUGH MEADOWS
12 verses long. each verse should include or refer to a mythical animal, plant, place or thing.
Started: December, 1987 Discontinued: August, 1988

Prancing through meadows
dry leaves underfoot
Dew on Unicorn horns           PW

a hobbit stretches and yawns
sunrise and a busy day          Tundra Wind

mystical menage a trois
God in three persons
holding hands             BP

a fairy rings turns
to spore            Bambi Lyn Walker

the family cow
for that little bag
of magic seeds?             Ken C. Leibman

 

 

SILENT WISDOM OF EGGS
Started: December, 1987 Finished: October, 1988

Silent wisdom of eggs
Forming heart and blood –
your bird-shaped earrings             Eric Folsom

endangered elephants
can’t lift
your ivory ashtray            Terri Lee Grell

orphaned raccoons
murdered mother
$3.00 for her tail             BP

another litter
free puppies for sale            Bob Jessup

the precision of fossils
ancient mollusk
caught in limestone           EF

big fish catches little fish
fishing boat catches big fish           BJ

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