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strip miner's lament

a haiku

By Dane BHPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read

I knew we'd sold the

mountain. Didn't realize we'd

sold our souls out, too.

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Dane BH

By day, I'm a cog in the nonprofit machine, and poet. By night, I'm a creature of the internet. My soul is a grumpy cat who'd rather be sleeping.

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  • Caroline Jane3 years ago

    My kind of haiku. Great.

  • Michele Jones3 years ago

    How true that can be. Good point indeed.

  • Heather Hubler3 years ago

    Oh wow! That packed such a punch. Well done :)

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