Green Dragonflies(Reflections on PurdyFest #3, July 28 - August 1, 2009)cliché frog plops into Master Thay's pond ZenRiver Gardens summer plump with mushroom tents much summer rain the river's voices louder this year from poem to poem guests wander the sumac maze oldest camper alone enjoys millpond currents while poets compose river voices refuse to slow down courtly renku even Basho's rules slowly relax below the flet* green dragonflies flit above lily pads beautiful guests iridescently robed serve drinks fresh peaches fine hairs invite the bite the hermit's beard can't hide the smile for his new girlfriend 2 crows caw thru: another dam poetry reading mushroom tents packed into beetling cars our guests depart party over drunken haijin wane sober full moon - Chris Faiers (composed in bed, Monday morning August 3, 2009) * a flet is an an elven tree stand platform |