renku,august2009

Renku

Long City Sidewalks-

a junicho renku

Presented by William Sorlien

long city sidewalks

the sweltering moon

aligns with Mars / b

past the lemonade,

my creaking hammock swing / gj

into the wind,

the crew manuevering

to maintain balance / b

slow ominous circles

a broken wing / gj

hiking with Dad,

my three steps

to his one / ah

captured tadpoles

in a budweiser bottle / gj

a brief glimpse,

a reflection,

vanished in the crowd / b

seeing my breath

feeling yours / gj

gaseous bubbles

rise from

the ancient pond / b

acupressure points

easing digestion / gj

on Joe Pye's weed,

caressing

the sleepy bees / b

a honey colored

autumn dusk / gj

Begun June 26,2009

Completed July 7, 2009

Revised July 12, 2009

altadenahiker-Karin Bugge

bandit-William Sorlien

govindajohn-John Merryfield

Karin Bugge is an author and satirist residing in Altadena, California.

John Merryfield is a haiku enthusiast, painting contractor, and surfer operating out of Tahoe City, California.

William Sorlien is a homeless construction worker and haiku and renku gadfly currently mulling over his options in St. Paul, Minnesota.

None of the authors have ever met outside of the internet.