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Keeping it Hot

without help

By Shirley BelkPublished 10 days ago 1 min read
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Breath out between hands

folded and making steeples

from deep inside me

Haiku

About the Creator

Shirley Belk

Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)

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  • Angie the Archivist 📚🪶2 days ago

    Cleverly accurate haiku for the challenge!✅

  • This felt so warm and reassuring. Loved it!

  • Perfect for this challenge!!💕💗

  • Gabriel Huizenga10 days ago

    Lovely work - so comforting. :)

  • Hannah Moore10 days ago

    I love the idea of inner warmth here.

  • Andrea Corwin 10 days ago

    Yaya, a great way to warm hands in the cold. I like the reference to steeples from deep within. Good luck!!

  • Sandy Gillman10 days ago

    Very calming, I can almost feel the breath slow.

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