My Aching Back is gathering momentum… that sense of community and playfulness that I had hoped for, so thank you again to everyone for participating as a writer or reader. Your energy is exhilarating!
It was again a true pleasure to read the nine poems on offer for Link #5, and again, the decision has been incredibly difficult.
Without a season to reference, it has been wonderful to see the way each poet has leaped forward from the gravy smeared winter moon. For link #5 there are visions of cane toads and cockroaches; passing buses and green men; rolled up trousers and backyard games; piles of marking, aphids and something just out of view…
Such riches to move our poem forward.
And while each of these poems would lead us down a unique path, there is one poem that has had me transfixed since reading, so it is with no regret, that I have leaped into the light with the cockroaches and added Chris’s poem to the shisan.
This means the call is now open for Link #6 – 2 lines without seasonal reference. I am already excited to see which way the poem will move, so leap boldly! This is the final link in the development stage… after link #6, we will be journeying into the darker side of things…
I will be back on Monday to make my decision for Link #6.
Happy weekend to you all,
*****
My Aching Back: Shisan
Started: 15 May 2013 – Finished:
Written between: Matt Hetherington, Lyndon Norton, Ashley Capes, Lee-Anne Davie, Chris Lynch
Side 1 – jo – preface
Link #1 (3 lines) – hokku (autumn)
my aching back
a leaf falls
from a branch
(Matt Hetherington)
Link #2 (2 lines) – wakiku (autumn)
as I put down the rake
the sky darkens
Link #3 (3 lines) – daisan (non seasonal)
in the shed
removing a dropcloth
from old paintings
Side 2 – ha part one – development
Link #4 (2 lines) – winter moon
gravy smears the dinner plate
winter moon
(Lee-Anne Davie)
Link #5 (3 lines) – non seasonal
I regret
the light switch
cockroaches
Link #6 (2 lines) – non seasonal
Side 3 – ha part two – intensification
Link #7 (3 lines) – spring blossom
Link #8 (2 lines) – spring
Link #9 (3 lines) – non seasonal
Side 4 – kyu – finale
Link #10 (2 lines)- non seasonal, love verse
Link #11 (3 lines) – non seasonal, love verse
Link #12 (2 lines) – ageku (summer)
Fantastic – love the cockroaches and the regret together!
Enjoyed this new link.
yes, love the cockroach surprise 🙂 and happy birthday Graham (and Bob Dylan)
hope you had a good birthday weekend, Graham
dark corners
my mind expands
#6
the old dog dreams
of the chase
#6
deep breathing-
in a library with ladders
#2
chiro-maniac, lumbar-jack, disk-jockey
no releaf
#6
an aeroplane
across a midnight sky
morse code
the sun circles the carriage
city train
correction to the above
an aeroplane across a midnight sky
morse code
Oh I seem to have missed wishing you happy birthday Graham. Well happy birthday all the same!
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