Untitled Solo Renku

Rachel Cook

aroma of raindrops
first date dress
soaked through

daddy’s girl
on her big night

tear-stained face—
blonde curls
cascading

moonlight foils
his secret escape

papa’s brawny arms
dull
her pain

summer gust
rustles our secrets

•

camping trip
we don’t care
the fish won’t bite

harvest moon
behind storm clouds

first raindrop
shatters
the glass lake

waves crash
into the paddle boat

dogwood blossoms
fall gracefully
into my hand

silently viewing
the silver moon

•

he softly tucks
the hair
behind my ear

building grass huts
for ants

forbidden love
meeting secretly
increases the fun

summer romance departs
with the sunny days

hiding my anger
behind
my shining smile

silent strangers walking by
perfect company

•

alone in my room
dust dancing in the sunlight
performs for me

daylight seeps past
the black curtain

I watch him
from afar
he doesn’t know my name

moonlight casts
the solo silhouette

last chance
but my feelings go
unnamed

Rachel Cook