Shadows Renku
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1.   the touch
     of long shadow hands
     toddler's laugh
                                   Kris Kondo

2.   unwinding by a spring
     soldier demobilized
                                   Eiko Yachimoto

3.   into yellow
     melons ripen
     and no wind
                                   Ai Yazaki

4.   brand new shoes
     perfect fit
                                   Ichiyo Shimizu

5.   if I could waltz
     with a doe
     in the forest
                                   Shinku Fukuda

6.   a princess presides
     inviting full moon
                                   Kikuko Akita

7.   toast!
     to a large catch of mackerel pike --
     sitting in a circle on the beach
                                   Tateshi Tsukamoto

8.   Towards an island of glass,
     two figures on a gondola
                                   Hiromi Fujii

9.   in front of the altar
     pagans vow
     to each other
                                   Mami Orihara

10.  lean against the wall
     tear the photo to pieces
                                   Kayoko Hashimoto

11.  on the earth
     after everyone departs
     trace of a circle
                                   Kristen Deming  (!!!!!!)

12.  Supreme leader falls
     nations wait
                                   Bruce Allen

13.  cold moon
     on the mountain
     of refugees and mules
                                   Robert Reed

14.  close the airplane blinds
     it's movie time
                                   Tim Knowles

15.  easy
     just chip off
     what you don't want
                                   Guy Simser

16.  pitching machine hums
     spring training
                                   Kris Kondo

17.  bee sleeps
     on blossoms
     gardener approaches
                                   Karl Young

18.  clouds return to the sky
     Easter Day
                                   Eiko Yachimoto