Recollections of Stacey Davidson

Jeff and I had an exchange after reading Robert Hass's essay on Haiku and Renga. We were going to start building a renga back-and-forth. Jeff sent this (using a strict syllable count):
52 degrees
Today in the steady rain
Peonies: it's June
I leave tomorrow. When I
Return, birds will be leaving.

I got as far as counting syllables and writing a couple of draft pages that I found with his letters. Here's a picture of his letter:
I treasure that handwriting and hearing his voice so clearly in it - I am at a loss, thinking we'll never get to talk & riff again & laugh... My hope is that we, his high school friends can gather at some point to read his words together. But we need to dig up letters. I'm hoping there are more to be found. I've got 6 or 7 (including part of a card) in my Jeff "file". But there are other boxes of letters from different periods and maybe there'll be a few more.
Sue, there weren't many poems. I would love to read more poems! Like Moonwake, Like Mindlight was wonderful to read.
Jeff at Grounds

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