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The Port Townsend Renku Poetry Group… Strikes Again!!! : )

Baking at Huber’s INN Port Townsend… : )

How is this for our first “non-gluten” apple pie, eh?…. : )

And in our salad, today, I see a red tropical bird (beak and chest are orange)… Do you “kind’a” see it?

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…Your “Green” Bed and Breakfast in Port Townsend, Washington. We love serving all people, coming to the scenic Opympic Peninsula. Tourists, neighbors, visitors, or Winter Olympiads enthusiasts… Centrum patrons,, Ft. Worden friends, gourmets “foodies”, vegetarians, vegan eaters, hikers,sailors,divers, canoers,fisher people, When it comes to fun , vacations and festivals, we are Port Townsend is The Leader… come and EnjoyPT!

“Isabel”, Karen and Jackie at Huber’s INN… : )

“Isabel”, Karen and Jackie at Huber’s INN Port Townsend… : )

Three years young, vivacious and tail wagging, “Isabel” had such a good stay at Huber’s INN, with her “Mom” Karen, and “Auntie” Jackie (in this pic ; ) …That she HAD to absolutely recommend us to her beautiful and elderly friend “June” (as well black, shinny, wagging and 11 years old Labrador) and her “Parents”, Beth and Richard (Also owners of a Bed and Breakfast in Forks! ; )…who had lovingly considered every comfort for lovely “June”!

It was delightful to meet them all; and to celebrate Beth and Richard, Karen and Jackie, and “Izzy” and “June” coming to make and  find new memories in our beautiful Port Townsend.

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♥Anita…♥

“ENAMORADA”

Por Anita Sáinz

- Nov. 9 de 1939-

Yo me dejé llevar por tu mirada

Tu mirada atrayente y seductora

Que despertó mi alma adormecida

Cautivada por tí, por tu mirada

Bésame por favor

No digas nada

Guarda el secreto de mi amor

Y llévame contigo enamorada

Anita…

♥Abril 25, 1914 – Marzo 25, 2008♥

Closing the circle of a Renku Poem (and beginning of a new one! : )

Jackie, Jay, Christopher, Carol and Carmi...

Today we finished our third kasen renku, A Skein of Old Yarn, at the Huber Inn, celebrating with cups of sake and tea. Always a great pleasure to get together at your home, Leticia. Thank you! Tenzing, we missed you! So sorry you weren’t feeling well.

I’ll paste the finished version below, and attach its templates. (Hope you can open them!) And if you see any things to polish up, lemme know.

We also got started on a new kasen renku, spring this time. Four verses on paper at this point. I’ll include those below as well, along with a suggested revision and guidelines for the fifth stanza. We should decide upon a place to meet next time and a date. I think Thursday the 20th would be a good bet. And if no one else can host, you are always welcome here at our home.

The Renku Poetry Party, gathered at Huber's INN to close a cycle (and start a new one!; )

Okay, so here is the just-finished renku:

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A SKEIN OF OLD YARN

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(an autumn kasen renku)

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begun August 20, 2009 and finished April 22, 2010 at the Huber Inn

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Sabaki: Christopher Herold

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Jay Haskins, Leticia Huber, Karma Tenzing Wangchuk, Carmi Soifer, Bethel, Jackie Barr, Alison Hedlund, Carol O’Dell, Doris Thurston, Tanya McDonald, Judi Komishane, Margaret McGee

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1 autumn  (Jay)

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morning light

dragonflies barely ripple

the lagoon

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2 autumn moon  (Leticia)

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does this warmth

come from you, O moon?

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3 autumn (Tenzing)

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the scarecrow’s

lost a button or two

off his coat

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4 No Season  (Carmi)

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my neighbor weaves

a skein of old yarn

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5 winter  (Bethel)

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in his cold hut

the hermit prepares

rosehip tea  (Bethel)

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6 winter  (Jackie)

a rare visitor leaves

footprints in the snow

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7 No Season (Alison)

just inside the door

lies an envelope

with a foreign stamp

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8 No Season (Jay)

bits of paper protrude

from the eagle’s nest

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9 Love (Jackie)

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her new bikini

causes his eyes to bug out

and his heart to flutter

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10 love (Jackie)

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the scent of perfume

wafts from the dryer

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11 love (Carol)

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as I read my book

I hear her sing a lullaby

to our daughter

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12 No Season  (Jay)

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if clouds could speak

these would whisper

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13 summer moon  (Doris)

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summer moon

swallowed

by the mountain

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14 summer  (Tanya)

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bats begin to swoop

all around the camp

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15 No Season  (Carol)

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three girls

race for the white horse

on the carousel

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16 No Season  (Tenzing)

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somebody’s gone and left

the damn milk out to spoil

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17 Spring Blossom  (Doris)

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cherry blossoms

tease my hand

into the branches

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18 spring  (Jay)

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the monthly poker game

still active during lent

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19 spring  (Carmi)

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thistledown

has settled to the bottom

of the beer mug

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20 No Season  (Christopher)

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powerful gusts of wind

from the Columbia Gorge

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21 love  (Tenzing)

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a paper airplane

with a love note on it

hits the teacher

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22 love  (Carol)

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traveling to the reunion

he hopes to see her

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23 love  (Jay)

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after fifty years

she still tries to change

his posture

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24 winter  (Jackie)

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a snowman tilts

under the pale sun

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25 winter (Doris)

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there’s a brown bottle

inside my medicine cabinet

labeled “Winter Dreams”

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26 No Season (Jay)

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the new kid is Aladdin

in the school play

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27 No Season (Christopher)

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suicide bomber

apprehended just in time

at the ticket booth

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28  No Season  (Doris)

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from beyond the garden wall

a raven calls out it’s warning

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29  autumn moon (Carmi)

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steam from our cider

blurs the gibbous moon

in the window

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30 autumn (Tenzing)

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she appears out of the fog

with a train of seaweed

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31 autumn (Jackie)

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dried fish

paid for with Chinese coins

found on the beach

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32 No Season (Jay)

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my uncle collects tolls

on the turnpike

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33 No Season  (Judi)

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fields fly by

as our car

heads into town

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34 spring  (Margaret)

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the first calf comes

with the equinox

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35 spring  (Doris)

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violets and hyacinth

bring blue down

from the sky

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36 spring  (Christopher)

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at the end of the long day

art students soak their brushes

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Celebratory sake, exquisite munchies, coffee, tea, cammaraderie AND... fascination for words!

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And here are the first four verses in our new, spring renku. Present at this first party were Leticia Huber, Carmi Soifer, Doris Thurston, Jackie Barr, Jay Haskins, Carol O’Dell, and Christopher Herold.

PS  I just noticed an awful lot of first person here. Too much. And so I wonder if you might consider changing “us” in Carmi’s stanza to “them.”  ? ? ?  a nearby tugboat / passes them on the river

We might also consider dropping “our” from Jackie’s stanza. Y’think?  Let me know your thoughts on t his.

Christopher

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A Butterfly Lands (working title)

(a spring kasen renku)

begun on April 22 at the Huber Inn

Sabaki: . . . . .

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Jay Haskins, Leticia Huber, Carmi Soifer, Jackie Barr, Carol O’Dell, Doris Thurston, Christopher Herold

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1 spring  (Jay)

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a butterfly

lands on my hand

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2 spring  (Leticia)

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tulips greet us

with open petals

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3 n/s (Jackie)

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entering town

the first thing seen

is the old stone castle

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4 n/s (Carmi)

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a nearby tugboat

passes  on the river

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5 autumn moon

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Three-line stanza. We should try to come inside for this one even though, yes, its easier to write moon poems that take place outside. Also, lets try to write a scene unpopulated by people.

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Christopher has just received a note with a stanza...Will it make it into the poem...?

Different looks; one blissful view : )

What I saw yesterday from our windows…

What I saw today from our windows…

Always love, light and laughter;

Leticia Huber : )

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At Huber’s INN Port Townsend… ♥For the ♥14th of February♥…

Dori and Tom own the coolest place in New Jersey: “The Stirling Hotel” -established in 1903. http://www.thestirlinghotel.com

This time, their travel brought them to California, and up Oregon and Washington State…AND… To Huber’s INN Port Townsend itself!…Where we caught them in this picture -special for this 14th of February, or what? ; )…Much fun to share their passion for photography, and cooking, and traveling, and family (all sprinkled with laughter : )

And for those of you who love the KINGS OF LEON Band, some VERY fun news:

Know these two are brand new Parents-In-Law to Nathan -the drummer of the band- His bride, Jessie Baylin (their bright, gorgeous daughter) as a gift for him, wrote “Christmas Missus” (?) Correct me if title is wrong, please…How about that?

They loved Port Townsend : )  -particularly, The delicious “Kuh-Larb” Thai Restaurant and the cool-funky “Under-Town Cafe” , Down Town  : )

We loved to cater to such delightful Ones!

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Blog post proudly presented by Huber’s INN Port Townsend… www.StayInHubersINN.com
…Your “Green” Bed and Breakfast in Port Townsend, Washington. We love serving all people, coming to the scenic Opympic Peninsula. Tourists, neighbors, visitors, or Winter Olympiads enthusiasts… Centrum patrons,, Ft. Worden friends, gourmets “foodies”, vegetarians, vegan eaters, hikers,sailors,divers, canoers,fisher people, When it comes to fun , vacations and festivals, we are Port Townsend is The Leader… come and EnjoyPT!