San Francisco International Rengay Contest

Reflections 

     Richard L. Matta, San Diego, CA, USA 
     Billie Dee, San Miguel, NM, USA

fireworks
a blue heron fishes
shooting stars 

depth of the glacial lake. . .
Perseid shower 

      distant splash 

      moonglow shimmers 

      in ripples 

     overhand cast
     spinner glint mirrors 

     the night sky 

the comet’s tail
a large-mouth bass 

this vast stretch
           of Milky Way
                   salmon eggs 

First Place, 2023 (Judge: Gary Gay)

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The Tour Boat’s Wake 

     Michael Dylan Welch, Sammamish, WA, USA

     Billie Dee, San Miguel, NM, USA

San Diego Zoo—
a slow line
for the pandas 

a row of make-out cars
at Sunset Cliffs

     the Coronado Bridge
     curving over sailboats. . .
     the tour boat’s wake 

     sun glint on bay chop
     we paddle our kayaks past
     the USS Midway 

low-riders on parade
in Old Town 

orchid show
the Spreckels Organ
shakes Balboa Park  

Honorable Mention, 2023 (Judge: Gary Gay)