Poetic Musings: Chains of Connection Tanka by Sanford Goldstein

almost broken,

broken,

chains of connection,

some having died,

some corridor silent

This Short Life: Minimalist Tanka, 2014

Sanford Goldstein

Commentary: Goldstein's heartfelt tanka effectively builds, line/poetic phrase (ku) by line/poetic phrase (ku), to a thematically significant and multi-sensorily poignant ending that reveals the theme of the experience of/response to (L5) multiple gradual losses (human lives in L4 and connections in Ls 1-3). And his use of repetition is effective, adding emotional weight and psychological depth to the tanka.