A Few Drops of Rain—A Nijuin Renku
by Frank Williams, United Kingdom |
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first day of spring— in half light faint thunder and a few drops of rain |
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I pick a daffodil for my lapel |
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among the stones at the river’s low tide a Celtic knot ring |
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cameras click as models parade down the catwalk |
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the open-air stage presents “Twelfth Night” under a full moon |
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with the porch light come the moths |
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as dad calls her in Joe swallows hard and asks for a date |
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in the B&B they push the single beds together |
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before leaving she smashes all his prized model planes |
FW |
a skimmed stone bounces across the water |
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fingers numb with cold fixing new chains on the tyres |
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found in the video slot a letter to Santa |
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all that overtime pays off with promotion to the board |
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this year the swifts are late departing |
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bonfire smoke drifts across the yellow moon |
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each beehive yields about ten jars of honey |
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the venturer buys a row of old houses at a knock-down price |
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their visitor’s handbag is sprayed by the cat |
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during the night cherry blossom turns the avenue pink |
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Sami on snow scooters follow the herd north |
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