Four Haiku
For ''Instructions for Disappearing'' Challenge
Little boy alone:
I start as a child with books.
No shared love with them.
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School for achievement?
Certificates and good grades.
No sign of my life.
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Less of me as I
travel, teach and live abroad.
Not much left to see.
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Last home? My head and
heart will also come to smoke,
vapor and nothing.
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Welcome to the Winners Announcement for The Ritual of Winter challenge. This prompt focused on winter rituals and the meaning that settles into them over time. The top pieces stay grounded in ordinary acts and repeated routines, letting winter shape the work through pace, attention, and restraint.
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Comments (6)
This is brilliantly done in a haiku format, and thought-provoking.
This makes me reflect on how time is passing so fast and how everything is being left behind. Deep haikus you got
This felt so sad. Loved your take on the challenge!
I loved this one Kendall - made me feel quite sad.
I felt the gravity in this, Kendall.
Loved the punchiness of using the haiku format. It made the weight of the sadness in each word really land.