...On A Sleepless Night...: Solo Renhai No. 292

by John Daleiden

buz, buz, buzzing—
the sound of an insect's cry
in my tent

at the backdoor cat meows...
a boisterous drunk stumbling home...

distant sirens—
fire engines and police
racing to save lives... 

in Renhai Studio

Archive Id: 292
John Daleiden: USA
Written: October 17, 2011

Theme: Sounds in the Night
Season: Autumn
Kigo: "insects cry" (mushi no naku), "insects" (mushi)
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward (2B, 2A; 1; 3)

Links 1/2: buz, buz, buzzing — insect's cry / meows / boisterous drunk

Links 2/3: cat meows / boisterous drunk (animal / human)
cat & drunk / sirens

Links 3/1: sirens / buz & insect's cries; will there be survivors?

Notes: In this renhai the night sounds of the animal and human world collide producing a cacophony of sound that keeps a human awake who is attempting to sleep in a tent. The balance between life and death is very tenuous in these verses.

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