Final triumph

A Haiku

By J. Scott TannerPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

a final triumph

as the packs came tumbling down

they had reached the peak

sad poetry nature poetry

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J. Scott Tanner

Thank you for reading my poems and stories. Each is inspired in some way by my wonderfully abnormal life. If you enjoy something I've written, please leave a comment. I'd love to talk about it. Find me on Ockelwog and Instagram.

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