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Writing isn’t magic

Triple Haiku

By Diani AlvarengaPublished 23 days ago 1 min read
Top Story - January 2026
Writing isn’t magic
Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash

I thought words arrived

as if breathing were easy.

Books fooled my young eyes.

Now I know better.

Stories take patient years.

Unfinished, waiting.

I revise and stay,

asking what belongs on page.

The page asks again.

Haiku

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Diani Alvarenga

Writing will never be a waste of my time.

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  • L.I.E7 days ago

    Writing and creating is never easy. Congratulations on top story.

  • I Like this!

  • Jasmine Aguilar20 days ago

    To think writing would be easy! That the words would always flow onto the page just like that. I enjoyed this reality of being a writer and writing!

  • Chloe Gilholy20 days ago

    i experiance the last line a lot.

  • Maya Or Tzur20 days ago

    This is such an accurate poetry-description of the writing process. Also, loved the ending 🙂

  • Joe Patterson21 days ago

    Very relatable. Congrats on top story.

  • Addison M21 days ago

    Books fooled my young eyes. That's such a potent and relatable line. Excellent work.

  • Sandy Gillman23 days ago

    The patience of writing, captured so beautifully :-)

  • Great job🤩

  • Julie Lacksonen23 days ago

    So true, and well-expressed! 💜

  • Tina D. Lopez23 days ago

    I have so many unfinished projects.

  • Rachel Robbins23 days ago

    Yes to this. I’m currently working on a story that I first drafted pre Pandemic.

  • Yes, it is a Process...💓 Great job, I Like this!

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