Ancestors

Haiku

By KatPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Ancestors

Photo by Zurem Meru on Unsplash

Sideways in the sky

Grey profile of an old man

Ancestors sleeping

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Kat

A westcoast modern mystic and mother of two.

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Raymond G. Taylor3 years ago
Nice haiku, good effort

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