Mastodawn

After the interview, or: A rengay

md-bougainvillea
blooming beside a park bench
petals fall on muddb- a leaf settles on fresh paint
resists the spring wind and sticksmdthe colored metal
catches the slanting sunrays
I rub my tired eyesdb-green stripes cross his back
I blink—oy, the lines remain
he walks out of sightmd- the interview still lingers
like the fumes of drying paint db-inside the trash can
a wrapped bouquet torn and crushed
a briefcase leans near

Rengay?

Rengay is a form of linked verse created as an alternative to Japanese renga or renku. The form was devised by Garry Gay in California in 1992. A rengay consists of six thematic haiku verses and is normally composed by two or three poets, although solo and six-person rengay are not uncommon.

This form actually requires a bit of explanation, so I recommend that you read about it HERE.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!