Here you are, my friend
Take a seat upon this bench
Tell me how it ends.
About the Creator
Luke Foster
Father. Failed husband. Wannabe writer.
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Comments (44)
Stunning, absolutely stunning. I adore the slant rhyme, the melancholic end, the truth in how life happens to us all.
Loved it. Very powerful, so much to be said. Congratulations!
Reread this one several times. I love it! Congratulations ❤️ Well done!
Beautiful 😍
I really love the inviting nature of your poem and a special moment of time that it conjures with an old friend of many years. Simply beautiful.
Congratulations on your placing. A wonderful haiku.
This is beautiful! Congratulations, well-deserved!
Congratulations on the challenge placing!! I loved this one from the start :)
Congratulations. Lovely image.
Oh this is profound! Congratulations on your second place win!
love this! Congrats!
Oh. Wow. This little poem is beautiful. Sounds like it could almost be a snippet from a song. Thank you for this.
This, appropriately, has a real vintage feel to it. I can picture these lines in a classic novel or movie. Excellent job. 💜
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Love this one, congrats!
Congrats! Very well done!
Congratulations on your Win!!!
This hits the concept of time beautifully. Congrats. Well deserved.
Very simplistic and elicits many emotions, especially hope and nostalgia.
Very evocative! Wow!
Congratulations. Love the easiness within this. Well done.
Congratulation Luke
Just love this. Congratulations
Congratulations
Handful of words. Tells a lot. Good writing.