White Sleet in Peach Street Lights (Renga)

white sleet in peach street lights –   
he walks alone   
on morning’s edge  

his footsteps blossom and die   
on the wet sidewalks  

from ten stories high  
I sketch his retreat  –  
warm face, cold window   

two lost souls in a fish bowl   
but he cannot see the glass   

Inspired by Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, where we were asked to write a four stanza renga inspired by a song of our own choice.  The song can trigger either sweet or sad memories. 

Here is our host’s renga, inspired by memories triggered by Leonard Cohen’s “Take this Waltz”:

the last waltz –   
I saw her again after a while   
my first love   

her blond hair waves in the wind   
looks like golden sunlight   

in the first daylight  
as I awake next to her   
she looks so beautiful   

“take this waltz”, she whispers in my ear   
and cuddles her naked body to mine   

© Chèvrefeuille

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