Renhai Studio Archives

A Collection of Renhai by members of The Renhai Studio

Through Air and Space

A Renhai by Zhanna P. Rader (zh.r) & Vaughn Seward (vs)

25th story —
a dragonfly ascends
still higher... /zh.r

Some gossamer drifts up... /zh.r
through a tree house window. /vs

Space station —
another piece from earth
put in place. /vs

Archive Id: 103
Zhanna P. Rader: USA
Vaughn Seward: Canada
Written:: December 7-11, 2008

Theme: Height; High-up Shelters
Season: Autumn
Kigo: Dragonfly; Gossamer
Verse Form: 2-3-2, 3-3, 2-3-2 (Rhythm)
Process: Reverse

Links 1/2a: Bugs (Dragonfly / Spider).
Links 2b/3: Man-made; Platform-like.
Links 3/1: Dragonfly-shaped*; Going higher.

Notes: A gossamer is spider silk that has been let out into the breeze by the young of small spiders — particularly members of the family Linyphiidae. They are occasionally carried as high as 3 kilometers.

*Dragonfly-shaped, see:
A Dragonfly
The International Space Station