Tri-Forked Rengay
an'ya, John Wisdom and Hortensia Anderson
Part I
The cherry-flowers bloom;
We gave at them;
They fall, and... (Onitsura)
in her crystal ball
a gypsy watches the rainstorm an'ya
windowsills
wet with green leaves-
silence Hortensia
threatened-
the motherly screams
from a wild rabbit an'ya
slightly sweet
fresh-icked baby carrots Hortensia
all the world
is suspect but we still have
this orange sunset an'ya
Part II
The cherry-flowers bloom:
We gaze at them;
They fall, and... (Onitsura)
on the pale green grass
a tingy frog leaps Hortensia
the first breeze
drifts through a wheat field
glitter of the sea John
undulating-
the ripples of the sand
studded with shells Hortensia
low tide
a horseshoe crab stranded John
high in the heavens
the moon shines brightly Hortensia
Part III
The cherry-flowers bloom;
We gave at them;
They fall, and... (Onitsura)
Sunday drive
the bumpy roads of Connecticut John
on the green
among all those golf balls-
a lone swan
Caribbean wedding
the dueling of bongo drums
under a pink sky John
barber shop quartet-
snowflakes on the singers shoulders an'ya
organ-grinder-
hollow jingle of a coin
in the monkey's cup John