one ounce of spirits—
man’s elixir for traipsing
through Orion nights
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Lamar Wiggins
Creative writer in the Northeast US who loves the paranormal, mystery, true crime, horror, humor, fantasy and poetry.
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Comments (9)
This is one to be remembered unless one has a bit too much. Good job.
Geez. Thoughts of Orion for the new year. This is lovely.
l-bud ~ As a Teetotaler a 'Traipster' I be..! Happy New Year..! j-bud
Well, at least it’s something different than thinking about the Roman Empire all the time. Great haiku, Lamar!
Oh wow, that was so beautiful. Loved it!
fantastic!
"...traipsing through Orion nights..." That's pure magic, mate. Gonna be coming back to that line many times, I think.
2026 Lamar going to be scoring like 2025 Lamar me thinks! this is great
Points for using traipsing