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Do Not Reach For The Portuguese Man of War’s Offered Jewelry, It Is Not A Gift

Blue Haiku Challenge 2022 and a true story

By Elisabeth BalmonPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Do Not Reach For The Portuguese Man of War’s Offered Jewelry, It Is Not A Gift
Photo by Benjamin Elliott on Unsplash

This deep blue ribbon

Mistaken for a necklace

A man of war’s sting

fact or fictionheartbreakhow tonature poetrysad poetrysocial commentary

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Elisabeth Balmon

sometimes I write almond themed poetry

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