RYOGIN 
(A Renku Duet)

A Chrysalis In The Burl 
 Karina Klesko  and Vaughn Seward

autumn leaves/catch in the bicycle spokes/last glint of day

another fly buzzes/into the chandelier cobweb

from the dark side/a ghoulish voice trembles/"trick or treat!"

a sudden snow storm/during Indian summer

laboring in fields/we gather corn husks/for home-made dolls

the scarecrow's stick arm/points to a harvest moon

flapping of wings/in the vineyard/grapes sweet on the vine

he takes another swig/and slumps into the leaves

fen shui/we plant tulip bubs/in random patterns

cloves of garlic added/to the root-veggies roast

bonfire sparks/shoot into the autumn/night air

a pheasant camouflaged/by a felled tree

i put away/the hammock and garden hose/for the season

tailgate parties/longer than the football game

in the school play/an eight year old turkey 

the whole family/can make it for thanksgiving/this year 

a lost kite/now visible among/bare branches

filling the feeder/for the migrating birds

a squirrel hides/another pine cone/under the tree

a chrysalis in the burl/the long night

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