5 Tan-Renga poems by Karen O'Leary and Paul Callus

 

5 Tan-Renga poems by Karen O'Leary & Paul Callus

change of mood

a cat purrs

in my arms

          I rest in the warmth

          of my friend

 

Paul Callus, Ħal Safi, Malta 

Karen O’Leary, West Fargo, North Dakota, USA  

 

 

autism

she circles

into herself

          a snail finds refuge

          in its shell

 

Karen O’Leary, West Fargo, North Dakota, USA  

Paul Callus, Ħal Safi, Malta

 

 

a haggard dog

slinks into the warmth

of an open pit fire 

          a hobo survives

          another moment

 

Paul Callus, Ħal Safi, Malta

Karen O’Leary, West Fargo, North Dakota, USA  

 

 

dilapidated house

playing hide and seek

with the moon

            my long shadow

            betrays me

 

Paul Callus, Ħal Safi, Malta

Karen O’Leary, West Fargo, North Dakota, USA

 

 

basking

in old age ~ I rest

on my laurels

          watching soaps

          while life passes on

 

Paul Callus, Ħal Safi, Malta

Karen O’Leary, West Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Karen O’Leary is a writer and editor from West Fargo, ND. She has published poetry, short stories, and articles in a variety of venues including, Hedgerow, Tipton Poetry Review, Frogpond, Setu, Fine Lines, Atlas Poetica and Quill & Parchment. Karen edited an international online journal called Whispers http://whispersinthewind333.blogspot.com/ for 5 ½ years. She enjoys sharing the gift of words.

 

Paul Callus was born in Ħal Safi, Malta. He is married to Sheila née Ackland-Snow and they have two children. He is a retired teacher, and has been active in the literary field for around 50 years. He has published three books, and has had several short stories and poems published in various magazines, anthologies and online sites. His preferred writing mediums are Maltese and English. He is also a proof reader and translator.