Death Bed

A Haiku Reflecting Life's Fragile Goodbye

By Jason “Jay” BenskinPublished 9 months ago • 1 min read

Credit: Painting Art on Death by Edvard Munch

Petals drift down where they once blossomed

carried by the whispers of the wind

silence preserves the name.

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Jason “Jay” Benskin

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Tim Carmichael9 months ago
Great Haiku!
Mark Graham9 months ago
This is a downright beautiful poem on how to see death of a loved one. Good job.
Test9 months ago
Fascinating poem and well written

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