Fragile and fleeting,
Precious time, gone in a blink
Like ash on the wind.
Clearly, Vocal has caught the Haiku bug just as badly as most of us did... This is, what, the fourth challenge based on Haikus?
Note for people struggling with the haiku count: Using apostrophes to cut out syllables might make you sound like Shakespeare, and possibly more than a little pretentious, but it's a valid and legitimate cheat.
Also, counting out on your fingers helps a lot.
(Particularly long note in order to hit the 100 minimum for poems)
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Natasja Rose
I've been writing since I learned how, but those have been lost and will never see daylight (I hope).
I'm an Indie Author, with 30+ books published.
I live in Sydney, Australia
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Comments (10)
So very true. This is a great entry to the Challenge 🥳
I missed this first time round , but thanks for entering it in the VSS Challenge
Superb!
Love that last line ❤️
Great final line to back up the other great lines, very nice ❤️
The last line was so eloquent. Take my love and subscription and go ❤
Fabulous piece!!! Loving it!!!
Beautiful piece. Well done.
The last line is so graceful and lovely! Well done :)
I love the last line, like ash on the wind.