Renhai Studio Archives

A Collection of Renhai by members of The Renhai Studio

Miles Around

A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (vs) & Hortensia Anderson (ha)

Dawn's cloud cover —
the pale grey sky deepens
with the dusk. /ha

Untouched snow for miles around — /ha
faint tree line in the distance. /vs

Empty nest —
a weathered bit of string
hangs from a twig. /vs

Archive Id: 3
Vaughn Seward: Canada
Hortensia Anderson: USA
Written:: November 29 - December 6, 2007

Theme: Untouched
Season: Winter
Kigo: Snow; Empty nest
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward

Links 1/2: Sky / Horizon.
Links 2/3: Tree / Twig.
Links 3/1: Weathered / Pale.

Notes: The untouched theme is referenced in verse 1 by the feeling of the sky being normally out of reach. "We had been fishing in the winter (the whole day — but in a boat) and at dawn, the sky was nothing but cloud cover. On our way back, as the sky darkened, I noticed we never had seen a sun. That "dawn's pale cloud cover" was still there and grey, only deepening with dusk. It was like a rippling sky - like washable silk."