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red balloon

sky-ku

By Sarah LennPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Photo by Loneshades Studios on Pexels

The string slips my hand,

Red helium escapee-

Doomed hope of freedom.

Haiku

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Sarah Lenn

Using writing as a way to capture snapshots of emotion on a screen whilst life happens. And life has thrown me some curve balls. Always striving to find a path through the chaos...

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  • Rachel Steinmetzabout a year ago

    Ohh- I like this one!

  • Cleverly done … it’s intriguing when balloons escape … with a tinge of sadness 😥

  • Oooo, that last line, I especially loved that!

  • Paul Stewartabout a year ago

    Love this! It reminds me of childhood and when you let go of a balloon and then are sad but also intrigued to know how far it gets. That was how I felt anyway lol. Well done, Sarah!

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