The Renku Sessions: New Session Coming
Marshall Hryciuk will kick off the new session next week with a hokku. Thank you to those who have been passing the word!
This week I am sharing a renku I led at Haiku North America in Cincinnati. This was a fun group, with full participation.
Traces of Salt
A Twelve Tone Renku
Haiku North America 2023
fresh lemonade
traces of salt Allyson Whipple
at the edge of my tongue
the laughter
of neighborhood children Nicky Gutierrez
mourning doves
fill the branches Agnes Eva Savich
of an oak
unpicked pumpkins
still on the vine Michael Dylan Welch
we turn to see
the yellowing moon Garry Gay
on the horizon
my phone falls
from the selfie stick Michael
she passes me
her number Nicky
on a stained bar napkin
snowed in
he builds up the fire Allyson
email from my daughter
saying she passed Michael
her driving test
“c’est la vie”
says my therapist Agnes
bringing home
a few cherry blossoms Garry
on my shoes
the colt finds his feet
with a soft whinny all
I am looking forward to seeing your new work, here at The Haiku Foundation!
John Stevenson
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very nice, John, thanks for sharing. enjoyed it a lot. a shisan format, if i’m not mistaken. must have been fun composing it in person. a bit heavy on the communication side (vs 6,7,9,10) but it’s kind of understandable 🙂
Yes. There are definite flaws. But renku is not about perfection. It’s about the pleasure of writing with others. If we were writing for a competition, I would have suggested changes. But we were writing for pleasure and that mission was accomplished. Glad you enjoyed it, Polona. It has always been a pleasure to write renku with you!