Hello. Yes, It’s me again already, but I could not resist this challenge which I came across while writing the Friday Freeforall. Grace, over at imaginary garden with real toads, challenges us to a group renga.
Some claim April rain
brings the blossoms of May, Grace O’Malley
but trees here are hasty
like youth, ardor unrestrained
eager for springs first sweet kiss Art Happens 365
Sakura blossoms
In the arms of old man tree Skylover
Drops of moonlit milk
showgirls will perform a dance
inspired by Moon light’s embrace Ella
her graceful waves in
a risque spring ballet, legs Laurie Kolp
kick the darkened sky
stars wink at rainbow feathers
that tease with each fluttering Susie Clevenger
My full heart flutters,
I become dancer and dance Other Mary
under April’s moon
and a blossoming cherry
in the sweet, full warmth of May Kay, Alberta, Canada
And we, resting far
north where snow still flies and melts Sunflower Shan
await midnight sun.
Polar day will not circle
on cosmic calliope. Jinksy
Pegasus gallops
to the music of the spheres, Caddoc Trellis
while star clusters spin.
The earth spins on its axis, margo
hums its music in B flat.
Join in. It’s quick. It’s fun. Let’s see how long we can make this renga.
Kerry O'Connor
13/04/2012 at 9:43 am
Thanks for joining in our Real Toads renga. I love these lines, especially earth’s song hummed in B Flat.
margo roby
13/04/2012 at 9:58 am
Thank you, Kerry. The B flat is real, by the way, which makes it even more fun.
Misky
13/04/2012 at 9:58 am
where do we post?
margo roby
13/04/2012 at 10:03 am
Misky, I posted on my blog and included all the previous stanzas with authors.
deelaytful
13/04/2012 at 12:14 pm
lol. great output. whenever my friends and I do this, I get bored midway 😛
margo roby
13/04/2012 at 12:55 pm
I think because of the way it came through on a blog I liked the participation. I’ll forget it and be surprised when it resurfaces.
julespaige
13/04/2012 at 1:34 pm
I added a piece after Misky… just in the comments section. I didn’t see where the piece was as a whole. I could go back every day and add something… but then that’s just me. Thanks for the direction. As of yet the comment hasn’t posted and someone even came in after me…
my lines 7/7 were:
silver vessel half moon
empties dawn into morning
Caddoc Trellis
13/04/2012 at 1:47 pm
Oh, that is neat! LOL
margo roby
14/04/2012 at 9:58 am
Thank you, Caddoc. I spun off yours 🙂
The Happy Amateur
13/04/2012 at 3:52 pm
Thank you Margo! It’s fun! Nothing has been happening there for some time, though… I hope it’s just this ‘quiet before the storm’ situation,and the poem is going to stretch forever!
margo roby
14/04/2012 at 10:07 am
Hello! You’ve been quiet. Good to see you again, Sasha. I haven’t checked today. Hopefully overnight people renga-ed like crazy.
ella
13/04/2012 at 5:31 pm
I love the direction you took it in Margo!
margo roby
14/04/2012 at 10:08 am
Thanks, Ella. I need to visit and see where it has gone 🙂
othermary
14/04/2012 at 5:13 pm
Great addition Margo!
margo roby
15/04/2012 at 10:35 am
Thank you, Mary!