Anais Vionet Poet Senryu

Notes About The Poem

there were exploratory texts

(A series of Senryu poems)

He got her number
from a friend who thought him cute
freelance matchmaking

His poems of her
sounded more like yelp reviews
—good—but not five star

His texts were a kind 
of a boyfriend audition
- he got no callback
.
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 Songs for this:
SILVER APPLE EYES by Kasabian
lamb (feat. Kellin Quinn) by Julia Wolf

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Vincine Fallica September 22, 2026 at 12:38 PM I sucked at first dates They seemed so artificial I’m glad I’m past that Texts seem limiting I liked knowing people first That worked well for me / 💛 Anais Vionet September 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM Texting never played a role in dating for me, except touching base on plans - but I’m an earlier generation 🙃 Me too (first dates) I had five whole dates before covid lockdown and Peter and I were pals before we decided to date.

Arlo Parker September 22, 2026 at 11:55 AM AI guy leads AI life and gets AI girl. Shame reality has become unreliable. 🌹 Anais Vionet September 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM Yeah, kids are scared to dance at proms these days - someone might take a pic where they look silly - and there almost scared to date, going on ‘group’ dates to avoid commitments. Covid still plays a part in all of this too.