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Breaking Silence

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Rengay Through the Seasons by Masago & Friends

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Rengay #33, Apr 13-19, 2008 — by Vaughn Seward (vs)

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IdHaijinStanzasSeasonKigoLinkTheme:
Squeezed

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1/vsFoot traffic —
a dandelion sprout
in a tiny crack.		SpringDandelion sproutTo 6: WineDandelion in a crack

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2/vsThese new shoes — my feet
sue for a prompt return.		No Seasonn/aTo 1: FeetFeet in tight shoes

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3/vsPassing car —
a bit of her dress caught
in the door.		No Seasonn/aTo 2: Shoes / DressDress in a car door

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4/vsA large man
squeezes in between us —
long bus ride.		No Seasonn/aTo 3: Car / BusMan between others

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5/vsPlastic bottle of mustard —
the supper silence broken.		No Seasonn/aTo 4: SeatedMustard bottle squeezed

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6/vsBottle of Merlot —
the corkscrew leaves half
the cork behind.		No Seasonn/aTo 5: Food / wineCork in bottle

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Technical Notes:

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1 & 6: The link between verses and 1 and 6 is "wine", in that making wine from dandelions is a common home-made variety.

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2: The word 'sue' meaning "to make petition or appeal to" is somewhat archaic but is hopefully poetically quaint enough for the usage here. It is also a play on words in that the feet not only wish that the shoes be returned to where they were bought but also that they'd like to go back to being in the old pair they are used to.

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5. Mustard commonly comes in plastic bottles that when squeezed sometimes makes funny-sounding noises.

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Copyright © Masago 2008 (Vaughn Seward) — All rights reserved.