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 |
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| 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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