NEW YEAR RENGA
2023
1
bitter night clouds leave
trees bright with jewel droplets
each one holds a moon
RW
2
adorned tears of honey roll
stars bow to the universe
TJ
3
the stars are too far
and tears need no adorning
speak to me closely
RE
4
a crescent moon in the mist
Orion our link till day
PT
5
the moon fills her eyes
an arrow drops and time stops
her tears fill the sky
MB
6
do our words help Mother Earth
this dark night and ugly day?
IVM
7
each light of kindness, a kiss
holding Mother Earth
indelible, healing, bliss
JL
8
kiss her gently with cool lips
shelter safe her tearstained smiles
DM
9
a broken branch snaps
a memory comes to mind
bitter, brittle, gone
DSZ
10
behold her in gratitude
open her door to more joy
DS
11
doors coalesce entry and exit
inside and outside, safety and danger
comfort and adventure
MP
12
shimmering moon hidden by clouds
let your glowing face light my way
JLS
13
each lamp post in winter
hiding your face
glowing embers of a memory
YS
14
flickering in the past
belonging only to us
MF
15
light in my darkness
stars pierce the silv’ry raindrops
solace hugs my soul
KH/LC
16
over every horizon
the Moon and Jupiter dance
RD
17
Venus holds her quiet hope
forever dancing
against Mars’ poor beckoning
GR
18
for the sake of mankind
to bless happy new year
SDAN
19
we weave that blessing
with little acorns and twigs
and ocean-soaked yarn.
FO
20
at sun’s rise a crimson flash
a clear, whistled, cardinal’s song
SW
21
Moon tilts its half glow
December sprints to exit
dawn awaits New Year
TW
22
A morning fresh as dew drops
glistening on the grass, in our minds
PS
23
that time of year when
having a mind of winter
the dew turns to frost
LB
24
carried on fractured shoulders
the constitution of love
XHH
25
on the tip of stone
buried thought and last year leaves
for soil and new life
SK
26
latest lost leafless loves’s seeds
blossom blissful bitter fruits
KB
27
commitment to love
keyhole to the universe
unanswered questions
GH
28
circles of time? my journeys
on the Isle of the Blessed
AW
29
while tearing the veil
crumbles the Moon in the well
still stands the moment
LT
30
soft reflections gathering
then rising, filling the night
DS
31
as love it shines light
as bitterness it hurts us
as faith it keeps us
DK
32
as quiet as owls that land
hugely silent on darkness
AT
33
the snow laden branch
first conceals and then reveals
that bright winter star
EM
34
a barred owl
rustles through the pine
PS
35
taken by the wind
pinecones hitch a ride
on shards of ice
MG
36
below brittle cracks form
on pond’s icy surface
ML
37
Precarious lines daring you
“Step on me , step on me.”
The future is in your feet
FH
38
Above the lake, a swan sails,
The frost of winter on her feathers
RL
39
through this longest night
the bones of our ancestors
singing to the stars
SO’C
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