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Home for the Holidays: a Rengay
by Wilda Morris and Joan Chaput
train whistle
in the distance
moonglow on the tracks
cold husky paws
mittens on the child’s hands
on the boarding platform
small boot prints
in the slush
with a smile
conductor collecting tickets
chevron mustache
through the window
snowman with a red plaid scarf
train plowing
up the mountain
emissions from the smokestack
Editor’s note: Rengay is a form of linked verse created as an alternative to the Japanese form renga or renku. The form was devised by Garry Gay in California in 1992. A rengay consists of six thematic haiku verses and is normally composed by two or three poets.
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