a growing distance
in absence of affection
no longer lovers
This senryū is my response to
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge
No. 148 #SynonymsOnly, which offers empty and space as prompt words.
I have used “absence” and “distance” as synonyms.
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Oh dear, how sad.
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It does happen to some.
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Sometimes no bridge can span that gap. (K)
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Sadly so.
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Lots of information in this little haiku. I’m especially struck by the absence of affection- affection rather than love or desire, To me it translates as a lose of the inclination to be kind, and so precludes friendship with this former lover, an intimate who now is truly lost to the narrator.
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A relationship without any life.
Thank you.
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Simple and to the point but the meaning there… you can feel the emptiness. Well done, Ken!
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Thank you, Colleen.
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You’re so welcome, Ken.
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Hi, Ken! Your Senryu paints a sad picture, but it does happen.
Good one.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger for all Genres as well as craft books and commented:
Nice!
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Thank you for sharing.
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You’re welcome, Ken.
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