Rengay Through the Seasons #39 [1-2]

by J. Andrew Lockhart (al), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #39 (May 25-31, 2008) Verses 1-2 (of 6):

First time this year —
pajamas not needed
tonight.

Late night insomnia —
grilled-cheese sandwiches.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #39 [1]

by J. Andrew Lockhart (al), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #39 (May 25-31, 2008) Verse 1 (of 6):

First time this year — pajamas not needed / tonight.

This rengay was written with J. Andrew Lockhart. He is the author of "Tangled in Wisteria" and has had work published in three countries in books and journals, such as Modern English Tanka, American Tanka, Haiku Harvest, Magnapoets, Fire Pearls, and Eucalypt. He lives in Van Buren, Arkansas, with his wife and their four children. Among other things, including teaching music, he spends time with photography as a hobby.

Andrew's Haiku blog, Past Tense:
http://jamesalockhart.blogspot.com/

Andrew's Photo blog, Present Tense:
http://vanburendailyphoto.blogspot.com/

Andrew and I regularly leave comments on each other's haiku blogs. I was therefore pleased when he agreed to write this last Spring rengay in our "Rengay Through the Seasons" series.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #38 Summary

by Masago: Rengay #38 (May 18-24, 2008) Summary

Embers

Moon light —
the cherry blossoms glow
bright pink.

The night light still on —
yet the kids are grown up.

A lava lamp
from the flea market —
comes on, goes off.

A lit butt
tossed out a car window —
rolling, flickering.

A molten glass blob —
shaped with each puff.

Sip of rosé
by a fireplace of embers —
just you and me.

The central theme in this rengay is "Glowing". The first verse is inspired by a large, old cherry tree in our back yard which is a beautiful sight in late May and early June.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #38 [1-6]

by Masago: Rengay #37 (May 18-24, 2008), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

Moon light — the cherry blossoms glow / bright pink.
The night light still on — yet the kids are grown up.
A lava lamp / from the flea market — comes on, goes off.
A lit butt / tossed out a car window — rolling, flickering.
A molten glass blob — shaped with each puff.
Sip of rosé / by a fireplace of embers — just you and me.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #38 [1-5]

by Masago: Rengay #37 (May 18-24, 2008), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

Moon light — the cherry blossoms glow / bright pink.
The night light still on — yet the kids are grown up.
A lava lamp / from the flea market — comes on, goes off.
A lit butt / tossed out a car window — rolling, flickering.
A molten glass blob — shaped with each puff.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #38 [1-4]

by Masago: Rengay #37 (May 18-24, 2008), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

Moon light — the cherry blossoms glow / bright pink.
The night light still on — yet the kids are grown up.
A lava lamp / from the flea market — comes on, goes off.
A lit butt / tossed out a car window — rolling, flickering.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #38 [1-3]

by Masago: Rengay #37 (May 18-24, 2008), Verses 1-3 (of 6)


Moon light — the cherry blossoms glow / bright pink.
The night light still on — yet the kids are grown up.
A lava lamp / from the flea market — comes on, goes off.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #38 [1-2]

by Masago: Rengay #37 (May 18-24, 2008), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

Moon light — the cherry blossoms glow / bright pink.
The night light still on — yet the kids are grown up.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #38 [1]

by Masago: Rengay #37 (May 18-24, 2008), Verse 1 (of 6)

Moon light — the cherry blossoms glow / bright pink.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #37 Summary

by Masago: Rengay #37 (May 11-17, 2008) Summary

Third Degree

First mowing —
I find a dog's gift
in the lawn.

2nd birthday — she gets
a furry white kitten.

He misses again
another anniversary...
third degree.

The Prof's lecture
on the fourth dimension...
she forgets the time.

On his graduation —
a CD of Beethoven's 5th.

Gifted composer —
each note found as if
by a sixth sense.

The central theme in this rengay is "Gift/Giving". A secondary theme is an ordinal sequencing (i.e. first, second, third, and so on). It was unplanned but after writing this rengay I noticed the existence of a gender pattern that had formed throughout the six verses.

The time-related theme was also unplanned. In the 5th verse it is interesting to note that Beethoven's 5th Symphony has been used to time running races. The races are either 5K or 10K. Participants attempt to finish before Beethoven's 5th symphony finishes and are typically called Beat Beethoven. Thanks to Polona for first spotting this theme.

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