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A Haiku of Longing

By R.I. KárolyPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
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Photo by Saksham Gangwar on Unsplash

standing worlds apart

on the shore of cresting waves

dreams the yearning heart

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Thank you for reading!

Note:

This haiku has appeared in The Daily Verse segment of The Wise Owl magazine.

You can read some of my other sea-inspired haikus here:

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About the Creator

R.I. Károly

R. I. Károly is a Hungarian author currently based in Germany. Her work explores both poetry and prose in both Hungarian and English.

Her haiku chapbook "We Fall Through" can be purchased as ebook here.

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