A Mourning Breeze

A haunted haiku

By John DodgePublished 3 months ago • Updated 3 months ago • 1 min read

Photo by Aron Schmitz on Unsplash

A cold mourning breeze

Carries cries of the alive

When the dead call out

Haiku

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John Dodge

He/Him/Dad. Writing for CBR daily. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for assorted pop culture nonsense. Posting the comic book panels I fall in love with daily over here. Click here if you want to try Vocal+ for yourself.

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A haunted haiku

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