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an haiku excerpt | Falling leaves

By Alexandria StanwyckPublished 4 months ago 1 min read
autumnal
Photo by Oliver Hihn on Unsplash

the wind sighed and

aging leaves twirled about

like giggling children

Haikunature poetryexcerpts

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Alexandria Stanwyck

My inner child screams joyfully as I fall back in love with writing.

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  • Imola Tóth4 months ago

    I love the contrast of aging leaves giggling like children.

  • Susan Fourtané 4 months ago

    I love how aging leaves can be both so sad and so beautiful in autumn.

  • Krysha Thayer4 months ago

    Love your descriptions of falling leaves. Great job!

  • Raymond G. Taylor4 months ago

    Giggling children yes. Well done

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