bright fall day
the brook wanders off
its shimmer lingers
in the rotting rags of leaves
tangled in tatters of mist
rusty toy truck
stuck on the mudbank
a cargo of blossoms
left behind one summer’s day
childhood’s imagination
as if nothing happened
the crow there
the willow here
nature is a magician
practising her sleight of hand
evening walk
the creak of my boots
invades the stars
equinoctial scatter
on the season’s horizon
raking aside leaves
on the backyard pond
I release the moon
it sails above the branches
of trees in déshabillé
full moon rising
nowhere on the empty beach
to hide our love
except in the silvery
tangles of moonbeams
© H.F. Noyes Kim M. Russell, 17th October 2018

My response to Carpe Diem #1523 H.F. Noyes’ … rusty toy truck (Renga With …)
N is for Noyes, the modern haiku poet, H.F. Noyes (1918-2010). Today’s challenge is to create a renga together with H.F. Noyes. We have six haiku to work with, in any order we choose, which we must complete with two-line stanzas.
Love the piece an the artwork…
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Thank you, Chris!
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Kindly welcomed…
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #1 (10/17/18): Kim’s latest #renga for Carpe Diem featuring haiku by H.F. Noyes!
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Cheers Frank!
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Another Fantabulous round of poetry! (@–>–)
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Thanks Dorna! 😊🍁🌞
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Great piece as always
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Thank you! 🙂
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Excellent, all, and your “sleight of hand” is perfect.
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Thanks Ken!
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An awesome renga. Noyes’ haiku are wonderful and I think Noyes will rejoice …
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Cheers Kristjaan!
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lovely
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Thank you!
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most welcome
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