Renga Roundtable • Spring 2011
Dr. Randy Brooks

The Grape of Wrath

by
Kate Eagler

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Kate Eagler also participated as an
author in the following renga:

Woppy-Soppy

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Turtle Shell Sun

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Momentum Carries Us

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Blue Moon Ale

spring wind
whispers
he said she said

the grape vine
tells of infidelity

evening storm
rumors sprinkle
the pavement

behind closed doors
secrets multiply

love affair
his bed
empty

broken vows
she signs the papers

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waves crash
against
the distant shore

summer vacation
giggles fade into memories

broken glass
the mirror
reflecting moon light

family photo
ripped down the middle

shoes too big
he longs to be like
Daddy

at the bar
drunken one-liners fail

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dim flourescents
illuminate
my way home

credit card
lining up the powder

the high
only last
a moment

sinking reality
bills remain unpaid

moma speeds home
another school event
missed

ratty teddy bear
warms the shelf

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leaves yellow
and drift off
into the sunset

dinner by the sea
he woos her

night cap
she slinks off
her night gown

family dinner
meeting the kids

girl's bathroom
smoke fills
the stall

rebellious
adolesence

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halter top
reveals
tan cleavage

disapproval
fills out Daddy's wrinkles

snow fall
covers
the mounds

the sled waits
in the valley

gaining momentum
life spirals
out of control

another broken heart
weeping in the shower

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Ben and Jerry's
half-baked ice cream
lifts her spirit

their life
packed into boxes

naked ring finger
she dances
the night away

the rumor mill
continues to churn

wilting
cherry blossoms
innocence ruined

the grape vine of wrath
spits her back out

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Links written by on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.