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Plectrum

An Ode to My Picks

By Kendall Defoe Published 2 years ago 1 min read
Plectrum
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Small triangled touch;

Genius is a form of play...

Strums all sounded out.

As do I...

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  • Katherine D. Graham2 years ago

    clever pick!!

  • Jazzy 2 years ago

    I use to collect them from boys I kissed 🤣

  • ThatWriterWoman2 years ago

    Love a good pick! I used to go through my brother's ones and steal the ones with cool patterns!

  • I've never learned to use a pick. Guess I should get around to that.

  • Sid Aaron Hirji2 years ago

    Nice Haiku. I always called them guitar picks

  • GANEWA 2 years ago

    That is going to stay in my thoughts for many a moon. Nice work! :)

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    I never knew it was called a plectrum. Nicely done.

  • Mother Combs2 years ago

    Wonderful haiku

  • RP2 years ago

    You play guitar???

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