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Pining

a haiku

By R.C. TaylorPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Pining
Photo by Mohammed Hassan on Unsplash

Your cherry chapstick

was baked on by forest sun.

I longed to taste.

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About the Creator

R.C. Taylor

I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.

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  • Heather Hubler3 years ago

    Oh, I loved the imagery in this...beautiful! I was subconsciously checking my lips for that chapstick. Great work!

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