8 July 2010

here in the garden worms outnumber the dead (Graham Nunn) reincarnations wriggling to escape (Barbara A Taylor) Cowards! I cannot believe they're gone (Betty Ann Galloway) ‘scuse me, friend this spot taken? (Liam) our breathing stilled a city crumbles beyond the north window (Wilie) cutting deeper a blade fashions sorrow (Liam) iron coloured smoke slicing through the fallen trees never stops rising (grant) foraging wild pigs squeal on their backs (Barbara A Taylor) mudslinging zombie brides dirty dancing (Betty Ann Galloway) sweet words below the hedge the earth quakes (Claire) maybe it’s the tides pulling our bodies back up pulp gleams in moonlight (grant) spindle-limbs erected all along the shore (Jasmina) behind closed doors bony fingers are spinning thread for shrouds (Genevieve Osborne) esprit de corps! mummies scatter (Liam) swinging a baseball bat I hear that satisfying crunch (Ashley Capes) fresh mounds pop up in the soupy mist (Jasmina) bearded iris holds and shuffles the deck (Liam) each nodding head learning to crawl again (grant)

Continued from Zombie Haikunaut Renga I. This is Part 2 of Cordite’s Zombie Haikunaut Renga project. This renga has now been completed.