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haiku | falling leaves challenge

By Kristen BalyeatPublished 4 months ago 1 min read
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when the wind is fierce

the leaves that hold turn gold—your

alchemy is near

Haikuinspirationalnature poetryMental Health

About the Creator

Kristen Balyeat

Words fly to me on the wind, bump into me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night—I’m humbly one of the vessels they use to come to life.

Also, i love you:)

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  • C. Rommial Butler4 months ago

    Well-wrought! The little rhyme in the midst offered a nice accentuation to the theme of the piece!

  • Teresa Renton4 months ago

    Beautiful 😍

  • Cathy holmes4 months ago

    oh my. It's blowing a gale here and I'm still hanging on. Bring on the gold!

  • Dana Crandell4 months ago

    My, oh my, you are really making up for lost time! I'm enjoying them all! This challenge really seems to be getting a lot of Creators fired up. I've been too preoccupied with life to try to keep up.

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