lost and found
a renga
by Layne Russell and Thomas D. Greer
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*polo! *polo*
f i r* f e
*marco!* l* s
*polo*
1:tg
stars of Sagitarius
sink behind the mountain
2:lr
at this distance
long after the wave
the voice
3:tg
white fog curls around redwoods
the phone ringing inside
4:lr
cigarette ash. . .
bartender punctuates
with the match
5:tg
firelight on the walll
his shadow toward me
6:lr
clouds over canyon
blue cast on red rock—
black swifts dive and dart
7:lr
raindrops on the window
follow-the-leader
8:tg
open curtains
sun on glass
two little faces
9:lr
autumn moon
in the birdbath
10:tg
water droplets
web between willows
yellow spider motionless
11:lr
deep breathing
the stars move
12:tg
nap time. . .
my ears attuned
to whispers
13:tg
soft flute
through an open window
14:lr
first snow. . .
low flying geese
circle my garden pond
15:tg
gust of wind
catches my long black skirt
16:lr
shaking leaves
from her hair. . .
fall and fall again
17:tg
morning walk home. . .
petals in his pocket
18:lr
river trail
swirls of green—
in the pines a doe
19:lr
new watercolor set. . .
he paints a seascape
20:tg
breeze from the west—
tall gold grass
brushes bare legs
21:lr
afternoon snooze...
dandelions between my toes
22:tg
all my fingers
move down the buttons. . .
mine then yours
23:lr
in the background
guitar arpeggios
24:tg
rising and falling. . .
by the end of the story
breathing in sync
25:tg
dawn meditation
silver light hits the bell
26:lr
snooze button
half-a-second ahead
of the alarm
27:tg
breaks through the ribbon
her first first
28:lr
breathless
promise-not-to-tell. . .
finger to lips
29:tg
words so soft
their heads touch
30:lr
box of notebooks
in the basement—
poems in faded ink
31:lr
garage sale surprise:
tie-dyes for top-dollar
32:tg
fifth shelf up
jar of pennies
oder than her mother
33:lr
all she left behind. . .
hat boxes of spare buttons
34:tg
a hundred acres with cabin
virgin stand of red fir
last on the mountain
35:lr
lost and found...
Christopher Robin
36:tg