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Maple

A haiku

By Sam SpinelliPublished 5 months ago 1 min read
Maple
Photo by olga safronova on Unsplash

Sleek green maple leaf

I hate to see you go… but:

Love to watch you leave

Haiku

About the Creator

Sam Spinelli

Trying to make human art the best I can, never Ai!

Help me write better! Critical feedback is welcome :)

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran5 months ago

    Ah, to watch a leaf leave. Nice word play there. Loved your poem!

  • Reb Kreyling5 months ago

    LOL that made me giggle.

  • L.I.E5 months ago

    Right love the changes of seasons and watching the leaves. Nice haiku.

  • Tim Carmichael5 months ago

    This is great!

  • Paul Stewart5 months ago

    Oh this is fantastic, Sam. Love that you took that old phrase and put it into the context of the changing of seasons. Really marvellous work, sir. And also, the matching of leaf and leave was so satisfying. I tip my cap to you!

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