Twitter Renga (collaborative linked verse)

At the after-party following a GLOCOM study session, we composed a Twitter renga, among other things.
Links to the original tweets and such can be found around here ↓

http://twilog.org/_nat/date-110107

Prague’s thorny road, how quiet (@_nat)
An afternoon when, moved to tears, I wish for your smile (@oritako)

The nation defeated, its people sorrowful, lovable (@_nat)
Mud-like dreams, the sound of bronze bells (@shingoym)

In the fields, a white heron freezes as the night deepens (@oritako)
A low melisma, the sorrow of an icon (@_nat)

Both patience and endurance seem distant when called, and yet (@oritako)
Today’s tears and pain are dear to me too （＠_nat）

I saw a wife part for America, where her beloved would come (@oritako)
How far away Ngorongoro is （＠_nat）

Every night, when I suddenly gaze at the black sky （＠oritako）
Thunder in the distance, clouds floating above (@_nat)

Incidentally, the study session’s theme and various other elements were woven into it (which the English translation hardly conveys).