Haiku

Poem

By AkpenePublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Standing on a desk,

An empty perfume bottle,

It holds time and space.

About the Creator

Akpene

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Joe Patterson2 years ago
Beautiful.
Aysu Boz3 years ago
I like the meaning of Haiku and 5-7-5 perfect classic syllables

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