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

In a small hand,
I glide across the paper —
the trees, a house... red. /zh.r

Last week, strong and tall — /vs
Now I'm just a little stub. /zh.r

The puppy's face
grows larger, comes closer —
teeth and gums... /vs

Archive Id: 137
Zhanna P. Rader: USA
Vaughn Seward: Canada
Written:: March 26 - April 6, 2009

Theme: Crayon Adventures
Season: All Season
Kigo: n/a
Verse Form: Free
Process: Reverse

Links 1/2: Small / Little stub.
Links 2/3: Growing smaller / Growing larger.
Links 3/1: Body part (Face / Hand); Young one (Puppy / Child).

Notes: This is from the perspective of a crayon and was written for young readers. Verses 1 and 3 are the same as Renhai 138. As this was written with the reverse process, the middle verse was written last. We had two variations of this middle verse and so it was decided that both Renhai would be retained.