Kim Russell over at Imaginary Garden With Real Toads has prompted us to Condense a Poem, the poem she has chosen is Pablo Neruda's 'Sweetness, always'
When i read the poem, i took from it the motifs of: writing, distance, places and appeal to the sense of taste and used them to go back in time and then come forward with today's haibun 'RENHAI RENDEZVOUS' Process Note: Adhering to Classical Haibun which is always written in the present tense.
[that's us at the mall - a 2015 photo]
RENHAI RENDEZVOUS
My poet friend from Canada, the one who has created the form rehnai, comes to Trinidad, its year 2015. He is here to attend the wedding of a relative. We agree to meet at West Mall to sit and write a renhai together, What fun! my first time meeting him in person. A little more of this rendezvous here
Its hot and bright today perfect carnival time sunshine Sunday Smiles
Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #21 in the series, The Sunday Standard, when a 5-7-5 haiku is featured. How is your Sunday going email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below
I snap a photo, [Its Tuesday August 11, 2015] and post it to Facebook saying: I'm at the mall to meet my haiku pal Vaughn Seward from Canada, who came to Trinidad for the wedding of a relative, and, we would be meeting in person for the very first time.
So, i step on, and the escalator ascends, and, there he is.
We greet each other with a hug, then we go to the coffee shop where I meet his wife and cousin.
He buys me a vanilla chai, and we four, sit and chat awhile. Then, we split up. Janice and Heather decides to browse the mall, while Vaughn and myself move to a more comfortable sitting area to write our first ever 'face-to-face' Renhai
I ask Vaughn to start, so he gives me two options for the second Verse [thats where a Renhai starts, radiating outward, to verses 1 and 3]; I choose a phrase about ants... and the Rehnai has started
We sit, for about two to two and a half hours, we chat as we write, catching up, reminiscing on haiku-related online connections. We linger through our present Renhai. I give to Vaughn, a signed copy of my first haiku book 'Moments'
When Janice and Heather returns, we are just wrapping up. We decide to leave the Renhai untitled, and continue that part of it by e-mail some other time. But, we read the Renhai, and Heather does a phone video of our reading.
Bravo to 'Renhai team Vaughn and Gillena' We did it .
[FIRST DRAFT OF OUR MALL RENHAI]
cars on the freeway
begin to clump together -
speeding ambulance.../vs
ants on the coconut trunk.../vs queues to bake and shark vendors.../gc
sandcastle builders -
laughter bursting forth covers
the sound of the waves.../gc
Before I leave the stage
I will sing the only song
I was truly meant to sing.
It is the song
of I AM.
Yes: I am Me
& You.
WE ARE
I love US with ever drop
of our blood
every atom of our cells
our waving particles
-undaunted flags of our Being-
neither here nor there --Before I Leave The Stage by Alice Walker
Linked today to
imaginary garden with real toads: Birthdays in February ~ Ayn, Alice & Anaïs; prompt "Individualism"
[photo from google]
BECOMING being me
being a quartz shaped from
sharp raw edges
beautiful from being to
becoming that prized jewel
amethyst
flashes of deep rich hues...
Sunday savvy
--gillena cox (BECOMING: a solo renhai)
This is MY month - month of my birthday, Fantastic Frolicsome February.
Sunday Smiles
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Today is #93 in the series Sunday Savvy: revisit Sunday Savvy #92What's your Sunday thought, Sunday wish, Sunday musing? To share 'Something Sunday' EMAIL me, COMMENT, or enter a LINK from your blog below.
click for more End Day - The Twelve Days of Christmas; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Collaboration - December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009 Thank You for making the 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' a success and; BEST REGARDS FOR THE NEW YEAR 2009 You can e-mail me ------\\\*///------
ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
A kiskadee- the leafy twig in its beak swaying with the breeze
-Gillena Cox; TT
the ongoing light of twelve votive candles Happy Birthday Jesus
-Mary Davila; US
there was a king born in a stable in Bethlehem- He still reigns
-Gillena Cox; TT
Long trek for Magi Gazing on the Young Child there The Gift that will last
-Quentin Clingerman;US
a New Year- the same resolutions about old dreams
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
artificial tree asleep in its coffin I ponder once more the promise of Christmas bestowing resurrection
-Reason A. Poteet;US
late entry added Jan 6th
fresh snow smeared -- nativity lights
-Tyrone McDonald; US
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ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
mistletoe and balloons a house illuminated ~ lingering Yuletide
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
tinsel glitters in a discarded tree city sunrise
-Bill Kenney; US
tractors~ first week of January clearing landslides
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
January rain- Santa's reindeers still lit now misted
-Gillena Cox; TT
the meltdown: emaciated Santa handing out iou's
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
huge star of David on a puny Christmas tree- Beetham gardens
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
caroling from star to star angels
Mary Davila; US
the midnight hour strains of Auld Lang Syne- new challenges
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
nine ladies dancing for Christ has turned our weeping into boundless joy
-Reason A. Poteet, US
first day of the year the ice fisher wears a new cap
they (the ice fishers) make a hole into the ice of a lake and then they try to catch some fish Angelika Wienert;DE
first rain- the sound of a drizzle on new year's morning
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new year- the same old sounds fireworks
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Parang CD- we celebrate the season from twenty years back.
-Vaughn Seward; CA
stories retold- a saviour of humble birth Jesus
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Babe still awakes In the town of Bethlehem Awaiting Magi
-Quentin Clingerman;US
lights everywhere- Christmas tree in the Square children's eyes sparkling
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (there is one addition at DAY ONE-Christmas Promise and one at DAY SIX)
evenfall- faces of angels in the cirrus
-Gillena Cox; TT
a sweet smell of ham and black cake- carollers singing
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new mode of travel Port of Spain to San Fernando water taxis
-Gillena Cox; TT
three wise men came to witness a king born in a stable
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
(re: 6 Six days in which God created the world)
empty universe now filled with stars and planets I AM rests observes
-Michelle Angelini;US
------\\\*///------
ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old didn't yet know his name. they knew he would come
Their sins were a harbinger of His birth and death.
He descended from kings and commoners to- a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation still singing lustily- a child is born
click for more BEST REGARDS FOR THE NEW YEAR the Twelve Days of Christmas continues A Collaboration December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009 You can e-mail me ------\\\*///------
ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
mistletoe and balloons a house illuminated ~ lingering Yuletide
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
tinsel glitters in a discarded tree city sunrise
-Bill Kenney; US
tractors~ first week of January clearing landslides
-Gillena Cox; TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
January rain- Santa's reindeers still lit now misted
-Gillena Cox; TT
the meltdown: emaciated Santa handing out iou's
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
huge star of David on a puny Christmas tree- Beetham gardens
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
caroling from star to star angels
Mary Davila; US
the midnight hour strains of Auld Lang Syne- new challenges
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
nine ladies dancing for Christ has turned our weeping into boundless joy
-Reason A. Poteet, US
first day of the year the ice fisher wears a new cap
they (the ice fishers) make a hole into the ice of a lake and then they try to catch some fish Angelika Wienert;DE
first rain- the sound of a drizzle on new year's morning
-Gillena Cox; TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new year- the same old sounds fireworks
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Parang CD- we celebrate the season from twenty years back.
-Vaughn Seward; CA
stories retold- a saviour of humble birth Jesus
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Babe still awakes In the town of Bethlehem Awaiting Magi
-Quentin Clingerman;US
lights everywhere- Christmas tree in the Square children's eyes sparkling
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (there is one addition at DAY ONE-Christmas Promise and one at DAY SIX)
evenfall- faces of angels in the cirrus
-Gillena Cox; TT
a sweet smell of ham and black cake- carollers singing
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new mode of travel Port of Spain to San Fernando water taxis
-Gillena Cox; TT
three wise men came to witness a king born in a stable
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
(re: 6 Six days in which God created the world)
empty universe now filled with stars and planets I AM rests observes
-Michelle Angelini;US
------\\\*///------
ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old didn't yet know his name. they knew he would come
Their sins were a harbinger of His birth and death.
He descended from kings and commoners to- a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation still singing lustily- a child is born
click for more BEST REGARDS FOR THE NEW YEAR the Twelve Days of Christmas continues A Collaboration December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009 You can e-mail me ------\\\*///------
ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
January rain- Santa's reindeers still lit now misted
-Gillena Cox; TT
the meltdown: emaciated Santa handing out iou's
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
huge star of David on a puny Christmas tree- Beetham gardens
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
caroling from star to star angels
Mary Davila; US
the midnight hour strains of Auld Lang Syne- new challenges
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
nine ladies dancing for Christ has turned our weeping into boundless joy
-Reason A. Poteet, US
first day of the year the ice fisher wears a new cap
they (the ice fishers) make a hole into the ice of a lake and then they try to catch some fish Angelika Wienert;DE
first rain- the sound of a drizzle on new year's morning
-Gillena Cox; TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new year- the same old sounds fireworks
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Parang CD- we celebrate the season from twenty years back.
-Vaughn Seward; CA
stories retold- a saviour of humble birth Jesus
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Babe still awakes In the town of Bethlehem Awaiting Magi
-Quentin Clingerman;US
lights everywhere- Christmas tree in the Square children's eyes sparkling
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (there is one addition at DAY ONE-Christmas Promise and one at DAY SIX)
evenfall- faces of angels in the cirrus
-Gillena Cox; TT
a sweet smell of ham and black cake- carollers singing
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new mode of travel Port of Spain to San Fernando water taxis
-Gillena Cox; TT
three wise men came to witness a king born in a stable
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
(re: 6 Six days in which God created the world)
empty universe now filled with stars and planets I AM rests observes
-Michelle Angelini;US
------\\\*///------
ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old didn't yet know his name. they knew he would come
Their sins were a harbinger of His birth and death.
He descended from kings and commoners to- a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation still singing lustily- a child is born
A Merry Christmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year
Welcome to the Twelve Days of Christmas: A Collaboration December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009 You can e-mail me ------\\\*///------ ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old didn't yet know his name. they knew he would come
Their sins were a harbinger of His birth and death.
He descended from kings and commoners to- a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation still singing lustily- a child is born
