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Winter 2009, vol 7 no 4
RENKU
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Breaking the Stillness: Nijuin
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street hedgerow…
peeking from the shade
an elderflower cluster
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Frank Williams
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taking a closer look
a blackbird zips off its nest
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Paul Smith
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Ian and family
arrive in Australia
to start a new life
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fw
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ALL ARE WELCOME: the sign
above the soup kitchen door
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ps
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****
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party on the patio,
under moonlight they eat
strawberries and cream
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fw
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fireflies dancing
in the night air
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ps
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after the gig,
off the cuff he says,
"why not move in"
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fw
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Romeo and Juliet
two up on a Harley
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ps
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out of the tunnel
a train roars into
the countryside
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fw
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already dreaming
of his first Lions start
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ps
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****
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by morning
the snowman's cap
is slightly askew
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ps
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I watch mice arrive
and leave our feeder
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fw
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the one that got away
gets bigger
with each telling
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ps
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under the cover of mist
the POW disappears
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fw
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hunter's moon
barely visible
beyond the spire
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ps
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yellow leaves hide
the graveyard's lawn
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fw
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****
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breaking the stillness
the chug chug of a barge
heading north
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fw
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a long slow day
capped off with a pint
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ps
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looking ruffled
a ginger tom covered
in pink blossom
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fw
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cleaning done, he dances
with the feather duster
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ps
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Renju:
Frank Williams, England
Paul Smith, England
Conducted by email
Started: 18 June 2009
Finished: 02 July 2009
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