2013 Dragon2th Renga-may/june

active brains require
a fully involved audience
according to cats
5-11-13 SM2

sunlit kitchen
how do you survive without coffee?
says my brother-in-law
5-13-13 RD

look to the cats...
for they are subtle in their ways
and prefer catnip
5-13-13 SM2

Perfectly black
one white whisker
for style
5-17-13 RD

midday patch of light
glinting highlights in fur...
yes, you may advance
5-18-13 SM2

old cat
stretched
in a bar of sunlight
5-19-13 RD

an island of fur
a glittering sea surrounds
perfect contentment
5-20-13 SM2

a curl of black fur
one drowsy eye
and a stretching claw
5-21-13 RD

a sphere of twine
rolling slowly, watched closely
pounce or avoid...choices
5-21-13 SM2

dog won't drink?
tea perfectly flavored
by soaked catnip toy
5-23-13 RD

thirst sated elsewhere
too many choices to name
except most obvious
5-23-13 SM2

cup of tea
warming my hands
and throat
5-30-13 RD

delicate sounds stir
wind chimes awaken
storm forming elsewhere
5-30-13 SM2

slept through the storm
broken branches and lost trash cans
like a dream
5-31-13 RD

stars return quietly
without garish pomp
as clouds diminish
5-31-13 SM2

between black trees
fading sky
and laughter
6-3-13 RD

small gathering
tissue, fire and wire
sky lanterns rising
6-3-13 SM2

Spiralling
a leaf follows
downstairs
6-7-13 RD

dragonflies pause
for the merest of moments
then fly away laughing
6-7-13 SM2

above the textbook
a dragonfly
on my knee
6-8-13 RD

patiently taking notes
counting beats, waiting
to add it's own verse
6-8-13 SM2

late for class
and sunburnt
entranced by dragonfly
6-11-13 RD

lucid dreaming
dance and song
near the edge of rain
6-11-13 SM2

sirens run before-
fleeing cars
as the fires advance
6-12-13 RD

memories and talismans
succumb to blistering
a moment to watch, then flee
6-12-13 SM2

unfamiliar room-
watching the news
for a familiar house
6-12-13 RD

pretty lights birthed from night
neighbors gather in tight clusters
awed by flames...but not to action
6-12-13 SM2

bated breath
halters slung over forearms
we cheer the fire trucks
6-13-13 RD

excitement wanes
not all lost
the game shows rejoined
6-13-13 SM2

wandering the ashes
in the freezer
the turkeys are cooked
6-14-13 RD

additional exploration
reveals a true mystery
cans of raw spam...strange
6-14-13 SM2

in the charred cabinet
family photos untouched-
single drops of rain
6-14-13 RD

gathered and preserved
taken across state lines
smell of smoke remains
6-15-13 SM2

blues club-
smoky smell
reminds me of home
6-17-13 RD

dark corner...
socks in disarray...knitted
monsters waiting for eyes
6-17-13 SM2

a box of socks
thread and needle
awaiting the inspiration
6-17-13 RD

eyebrows bushy?
eyelashes long?
such are the questions that beg answers tonight
6-17-13 SM2

cat rolling in the dirt
you are asking
for a bath
6-19-13 RD

braver souls
have attempted such feats
and bare many scars as proof
6-19-13 SM2

new beginnings hurt-
new scar
to take to my new home
6-19-13 RD

new places, new shadows
exploration no doubt done
in between obligatory naps
6-19-13 SM2

job hunting-
cats nap
in the cool grass
6-21-13 RD

canopy voices
triangulate sleeping threat
...blue jays
6-21-13 SM2

high school reunion
after so much time
nice to see blue jays
6-22-13 RD

memories return
down newly swept halls
lockers smell the same
6-22-13 SM2

up once more
stone steps bent
under foot
6-25-13 RD

ivy vines tangle
a slow transformation
yesterdays whispers
6-25-13 SM2

distant lights promise comfort
even today
with no snow
6-26-13 RD

solitude and steps
watching the stars
wind chime commentary
6-26-13 SM2

every step
reveals roomful of books
worlds turning like pages
6-28-13 RD

shafts of light mingle
dusty smells haunt
these well worn shelves
6-28-13 SM2

chunks of afternoon light
wander down the aisle
looking for the right book
6-29-13 RD

finding three
the stories merge
complicated sub-plots
6-29-13 SM2

whose story
is more real?
your book or my movie
6-30-13 RD