Round Renga Round - online book reprint


This is a reprint of the book published in 1990 by AHA Books ISBN: 0-944676-20-0 Library of Congress Number: 90-85708 AHA Books POB 767 Gualala, CA 95445		Round Renga Round Edited by Jane Reichhold



		BRIDGE AND MIST Brent Partridge *Werner Reichhold* approach to the bridge river's bend mist begins to rise from a sound the pattern wings of a swan touch the water edge of vision color washed from trees light and lack remain between wooden poles she and he dancing on a wire stars disappear – the feeling of space expands – full moon curving the silence a cry called from a drum a stag answers shamanic power music of wind around rocks doesn't reach much of the shore black singer's voice taped in a white square magnetic what if the sun were hell hurting our eyes from so far wearing dark glasses grotesque for three dollars heroin addict green wood – slow approach to the knot twisted two of her fingertips open a hairpin moon arches up as the clouds grow thin stadium's floodlight on the ball the smoke of cheers even demons hear the angels – a starry autumn night oral environment the flower a mouth speaking in your studio i forget Rouault's name the heron lands and everything is quieter windsurfer holds the breeze in both hands a jackrabbit races the plane at takeoff new year's morning human-built arch tracking a winter sun i stretch out a finger the monarch flies 'round my head raising a fire ring the tiger jumps through minnows dart back and forth along the ripples – they vanish king, as far as one can swim salmon undersea mountain topped by a temple in a storm the bell rings palm pressed on lips knowing the oracle beyond reason though not eschewing it harvest moon tranquility whistling half-shut window opened by a zephyr horizontal against the sleeper's face red morning light rainbows open each eyelash in one eye wing of a moth flutters through a mirror lace inset troll breaks the ice, wades out into the current moving the iris of her gaze slightly between dreams – rain – both are gone – both return September 14, 1989 February 3, 1990 Occidental, California Gualala, California
	TABLE OF CONTENTS How This Book Began FIFTEEN KASEN RENGA Night Wind Suezan Aikins Brent Partridge The Sun's Glitter Francine Porad Suezan Aikins Lightning Flash Suezan Aikins Jane Reichhold Expanding Color Werner. Reichhold Suezan Aikins Deeper into the Dream Francine Porad Brent Partridge In Hand Brent Partridge Jane Reichhold Bridge and Mist Brent Partridge Werner Reichhold Sky Country Jane Reichhold Francine Porad Floating Meadow Werner Reichhold Francine Porad Both Sides Open Jane Reichhold Werner Reichhold White Butterfly Suezan Aikins Charles B. Dickson Touch of a Hand Ruby Spriggs Francine Porad Walking and Writing Brent Partridge Toward the First of Summer Lequita Vance Jane Reichhold Paul O. Williams Spinning Meditation Kenichi Sato Werner Reichhold Who Wrote These Renga? Links within the renga are Copyright © Designated Authors.



		Round Renga Round Copyright © 1990 by AHA Books. All rights reserved. Reprinted as an online book October, 2012 Copyright © Jane Reichhold