A Tie That Binds: Solo Renhai No. 43

by John Daleiden

telephone booth
dialing long distance to reach
your distant heart

in your burnished treasure chest
our tattered love letters

my photograph
in your gold locket
precious memories

in Renhai Studio

Archive Id: 43
John Daleiden: USA
Written: May 14-16, 2008

Theme: Love Remaining Ardent Despite Distant; Separation
Season: All Season
Kigo: n/a
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward

Links 1/2: Telephone booth / Treasure chest.
Links 2/3: Treasure chest / Gold locket.
Links 3/1: Gold locket / Telephone booth.

Notes: The links above are physical connections to the abstract concept of a love relationship between two people. But at another level there are connections describing love that is "distant", "tattered", and "precious":

Link 1/2: Distant heart / Tattered love letters.
Link 2/3: Tattered love letters / Ancient memories.
Link 3/1: Precious memories / Distant heart.

The lines in verse 3 are unpunctuated because line 2 is a pivot line; this is a suitable choice because it indicates a line of continuation—the unbroken chain and links of love.

No end punctuation is used in this renhai; the love is continuous between the two people even though distance is a factor. The use of a period would indicate segments and lack of continuation.

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