A Night of Many Dreams

Good Friends: This is a solo Renga, which means "linked verse". There are several types of Renga, this one is a 12 Verse Shisan. A Night of Many Dreams Thick low lying clouds A slate gray extended dawn Silent, with no wind I put on two pairs of socks Then begin making coffee "Good morning," she says. "Did you sleep soundly last night? I had many dreams." ** In the travel magazine Stories of distant islands Windows are open Now that the snow has melted Afternoons are warm He is the first one this year To see the apple blossoms ** From the worn out road (It's scheduled to be repaved) Commuting to work She cell-phones her closest friend, "Stuck in traffic, in this heat!" On the horizon Clouds slowly accumulate Over the forest ** We tend not to notice change When it happens step by step He reads some stories To his three year old daughter, Her two favorites Moonlight slips past the curtains Under the door, down the stairs . . .