Renhai Studio Archives

A Collection of Renhai by members of The Renhai Studio

Be My Guest

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

Through the garden,
he walks ever so slowly —
the size of a fist. /zh.r

The sound of crunch-crunching: /zh.r
a snail in the toothless mouth. /vs

A butterfly lands
on the black-and-orange back —
half-dome house. /vs

Archive Id: 160
Zhanna P. Rader: USA
Vaughn Seward: Canada
Written:: June 14-28, 2009

Theme: Turtle Experiences
Season: Summer
Kigo: Garden; Butterfly
Verse Form: 2-3-2, 3-3, 2-3-2 (Rhythm)
Process: Forward

Links 1/2: Body parts (Fist / Mouth); Garden / Snail;
Through/In (Garden / Mouth).

Links 2/3: Snail / Bird (another creature).
Links 3/1: Flying / Walking.

Notes: This is about turtle experiences and was written for young readers. The turtle we have in mind in this renhai is the Eastern Box Turtle, which Zhanna often finds in her backyard in Georgia, USA.