Simply Senryu: Dancing By Myself

Exhumed memories
Pinned to a moment in time
Faded photographs

Close enough to hold
Or lose one's way and drown in
The past is like that

Stripped of artifice
The worst kind of nakedness
One's own reflection

Puerile litany
Lust begets lust begets lust
That's the thrill of it

Dancing by myself
Music slower softer now
Box is winding down

The music box plays
The ballerina dances
Graceful and alone
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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December 14, 2023 at 1:12 PM
I hope you dont dance alone at the moment.. nice collection of senryu..
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December 15, 2023 at 10:39 AM
Thanks, S O...and I don't mind. At least I don't have to worry about who's going to "lead".
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December 14, 2023 at 12:43 PM
beautifully done, jim! i very much enjoyed...
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December 15, 2023 at 10:38 AM
Thank you, Ilene.
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