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Crust of White

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Rengay Through the Seasons by Masago & Friends

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Rengay #11, Nov 11-17, 2007 - by Vaughn Seward (vs)

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IdHaijinStanzasSeasonKigoLinkTheme 1:
Transformation		Theme 2:
Flatness		Theme 3:
Colours

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1/vsA crust of white
becomes a sheet of dew —
early morning.		Late AutumnFrostTo 6: Frost / SnowFrost to DewLawnWhite

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2/vsSteamed mirror — she applies
final touches of lipstick.		No Seasonn/aTo 1: Morning;
Dew / Steam		CosmeticMirrorRed

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3/vsHis canvas depicts
autumn colours — the essence
barely captured.		Late AutumnAutumn coloursTo 2: PaintedCanvas; LandscapeCanvas;
Landscape		Autumn colours

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4/vsNew jeans —
that worn out look with
rips and tears.		No Seasonn/aTo 3: CanvassJeansClothBlue

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5/vsWinterized garden — holes
where veggies had grown.		Late AutumnWinterized gardenTo 4: Rip(s) / HolesGardenGardenBlack

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6/vsThe first snow
blankets the yard — branches
of rhubarb droop.		Late AutumnFirst snowTo 5: Garden / YardYardYardWhite/Green

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Technical Notes:

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3. There is an artist's depiction of an autumn scene in this verse. Is it possible to really capture the essence of this experience? Is it not a difficult thing to accomplish, to capture this essence of the autumn feeling. The artist perhaps did so, but just barely, even though it may be a very excellent, remarkable picture. On the surface of the canvas, the painting faithfully reproduces the autumn colours, perhaps very well, but that essence of the autumn experience can only be barely captured (the light reflecting off the leaves, the smells, the cool breeze... these are some of things that constitute the full essence).

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4. A trend that's been around for a number of years is to buy jeans that have been already "worn". This is accomplished by washing them in sand and creating rips and tears as if the jeans had been worn for several years.

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