Balloon Memoriam

Sky-ku

By A. L. BenwarePublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Photo by Julian Hochgesang on Unsplash

I had a balloon

It drifted beyond the clouds

I miss my balloon

Haiku

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A. L. Benware

I wrote my first poem in second grade, I had my poetry published in an anthology when I was 15 and now I think I have the beginnings of my first(-ish) novel in the works. My mind constantly builds worlds and stories that I hope to share!

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