Ghost Tanka

bed

I remain alone
—even after all these years—
Her ghost still haunts me

Nothing matters anymore
in the face of my longing

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10 thoughts on “Ghost Tanka”

Posted November 27, 2019 at 8:40 am by susanstoo

Wow. So stark and true!

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 9:00 am by Sumana Roy

I like where the prompt took you. A remarkable end.

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 11:34 am by magicalmysticalteacher

Desolation!

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 12:06 pm by Stranded Tree

Ghosts and our longing for them. This lasts forever, I think

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 12:37 pm by gillena cox

This is intriguing an equation on the side if the human as well as the ghost

Happy Wednesday Ron

Much ✏love

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 12:43 pm by Sherry Marr

So beautiful. Some loves are unforgettable.

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 1:42 pm by Rosemary Nissen-Wade

That says it all!

(Pleased to see you in my inbox yesterday with a one-sentence poem!)

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 2:09 pm by Vandana Sharma

Drenched in love for the beloved and the yearning to be together……

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 5:29 pm by kanzensakura

A lush and romantic tanka, the way tanka are supposed to be. But I don’t understand the three lines and then the two.

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Posted November 27, 2019 at 5:56 pm by Eileen T O'Neill

Such an impacting emptiness felt in that sad longing…

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