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Before Leaving

oaken

By Harper LewisPublished about 7 hours ago 1 min read
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oak branches naked

gracefully stretching their limbs

unfettered by leaves

Haiku

About the Creator

Harper Lewis

I'm a weirdo nerd who’s extremely subversive. I like rocks, incense, and witchy stuff. Intrusive rhyme bothers me. Some of my fiction might have provoked divorce proceedings in another state.😈

MA English literature, College of Charleston

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  • Paul Stewartabout 2 hours ago

    I feel like Lana love that you made sure oaks still had elegance in their naked rest

  • Lana V Lynxabout 3 hours ago

    That's poetic. Naked trees make me depressed, but this is a good way to turn it around. They need rest, too.

  • Novel Allenabout 7 hours ago

    leaves are like children, trees taking a well deserved break.

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