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Next to each title (in parenthesis) is the name of the C19 member who contributed that particular portion of the poem.
Margaret's Renga
1.Clenched fist (Noone)
A sudden rush of hot-tempered air
Brushes my face, like a sigh,
As his bone-white knuckled punch
Hits the man again, and again.
The ground moves beneath my feet.
2. Fearful fascination (Elle)
The ground moves beneath my feet
I cannot help but stare in awe
Poor man! Poor wretch!
I move to release him from his persecution
A striking, magnetic blue glare overwhelms me
3. Soot black (neelma)
A striking, magnetic blue glare overwhelms me
I feel paralysed under this piercing gaze
My lips move, but no words come out
Such cruelty is surely undeserved
I see before me a monster not a man
4. Golden bloom (Noone)
I see before me a monster not a man
So why do I stay, looking into his eyes
Is it the feeling around my heart
A petal softness as warm as the sun.
I am afraid that he feels it too
5. Rapid pulse (Elle)
I am afraid that he feels it too
The fierce rhythm that swells my veins.
I quiver, his essence moves me
And the tempest within me swirls upwards.
What must he think of me?
6. Misunderstandings (Noone)
What must he think of me?
This man of industry
All fire, fury and coarseness
But why do I care, at all?
He is nothing to me
7. Far way from home (neelma)
He is nothing to me
I am the epitome of a woman
I am strong, yet humble, never subservient
All alone, in this strange land
Surrounded by strangers, I have no friend
8. My perfect wedding day (Elle)
Surrounded by strangers, I have no friend
But no matter, I think only of you.
When our two halves will combine
Our love will be complete.
Sealed, in an eternal ring.
9. Dutiful daughter (margaretT)
Sealed, in an eternal ring
I feel our family can survive
This tearing of our roots
Mother, father, you love me still
All I am, I owe to you
10. Oh, I have wronged! (neelma)
All I am, I owe to you
You who brought me up with love and tenderness
In your times of need, I’ll be there
To support and care for you
This secret I hold, I must bear alone
11. Pride and prejudice (Noone)
This secret I hold, I must bear alone
A hidden feeling I do not want
A yearning I cannot define
I do not want him in my dreams
I do not want my heart to race
12. Poor baskets (neelma)
I do not want my heart to race
The beating of it as loud as a drum
I do not want my breath to falter
When I see him within reach of me
To feel the warmth of blushes on my skin
13. Closest friends (Noone)
To feel the warmth of blushes on my skin
Would be forgiven if we were lovers
But we are barely close, hardly friends
And yet, suddenly, I feel my blood run hot
At the thought of his dark hair
14. Trust and mistrust (neelma)
At the thought of his dark hair
Eyes, deep blue like the vast ocean
Lips that hold the key to paradise
Dare I dream of his touch on my skin
What are these feelings in me?
15. I predict a riot! (Elle)
What are these feelings in me?
Upsetting, unceasing restlessness.
The air is pregnant with tension.
Unrest and unhappiness moving hearts and minds.
A rebellion is afoot!
16. A woman's perogative (Noone)
A rebellion is afoot!
Yet, as I stand so close to him
Close enough to feel his warmth
I have a desperate need to
Be closer still
17. The north has different ways (neelma)
Be closer still
However I will not pay attention to my heart
It does not understand that we can never be
We are from two different worlds
Foreigners to each other
18. Bitter refusal (margaretT)
Foreigners to each other
Our love-tainted pride collides
And I implode with angry ecstasy
How dare he seek to own me!
My heart is not for the taking
19. Metamorphosis (Noone)
My heart is not for the taking
It is mine and mine alone.
Yet, there is a part I no longer
Recognise, a fluttering beat
Which I think belongs to you
20. Final goodbyes (neelma)
Which I think belongs to you
I hold too many secrets
I will confess to none
Yet I am most guilty of
Losing your good opinion of me
21. Too tall (Noone)
Loosing your good opinion of me
Has caused me to study the ground
And the pearl moons of my nails
So that I can avoid looking up into
The coolness of your blue eyes
22. Heart stutter (Red Queen)
The coolness of your blue eyes
Is freezing up my dreams
My heart stutters at the chill
In your gaze
And my small hands are frozen
23. Small hands (Noone)
And my small hands are frozen
Unable to be warmed through
I can only imagine the heat
Of your touch
Your long fingers enclosing mine
24. Soft cuff (neelma)
Your long fingers enclosing mine
Like a protective sheath
Enveloping my fears and loneliness
But my hands are empty and cold
Shackled with chains of regret
25. Blushed cheek (margaretT)
Shackled with chains of regret
I see you, feel you, want you
What is this consuming fire,
This exquisite torture?
Come to me and make me whole
26. Hold fast (Noone)
Come to me and make me whole
There was a time when I was
Scornful of such a sentiment
But now I feel it is true and
The only thing worth believing
27. Innocence (neelma)
The only thing worth believing
It is with this heartfelt admission
That I have the strength to carry on
To try to amend my ways
So that I can earn back your love
28. A heavy regret (janeite)
So that I can earn back your love
One of us must find the words
To break down the wall of misunderstanding.
But what can I say but 'I wish you well'?
I must go on without you.
29. Testing times (Noone)
I must go on without you
Follow a solitary path
But I have hope that I will
Leave a footprint trail
And you will find me
30. Alone, alone! (neelma)
And you will find me
Like an opal hidden in the depths of the ocean,
A solitary star in the eternal darkness,
A lover's sigh echoed in the choas
I will wait for you
31. North meets south (Marianna)
I will wait for you
For now I‘ll not deny my love grown strong.
Our hearts no longer strangers after all,
Mine now beats faster when I look at you,
But does your once declared love still endure?
32. Gentle touch (Noone)
But does your once declared love still endure?
Can I trust this fateful meeting and believe
That it is your handsome face before me
The sound of your voice soothing my fears
The touch of your hand offering me hope
33. In defence (Red Queen)
The touch of your hand offering me hope
Makes my heart beat quick with joy
My fingers steal into yours
And the silent touch of my lips admits that
In defence of my heart you make me defenceless
34. Soft gasp (Noone)
In defence of my heart you make me defenceless
And I stay perfectly still as you move close to me
At the press of your lips I forget how to breathe
Another kiss, again, again and I must let go
You cradle my sigh with the tip of your tongue
35. Ethereal (NotNoone)
You cradle my sigh with the tip of your tongue
Such a ridiculous thought, foolish nonsense
And yet I feel it to be true, with all my heart
I am bewitched, magicked - in love?
Suddenly at home in the warmth of your arms
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