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The Current

The ocean's insistent embrace

By Kenny MinkerPublished 3 months ago Updated 3 months ago 1 min read
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Haiku

This blue tide loves me

Enfolds me, lifts me, tucks me

Takes my breath away

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When I was young, a trip to the beach always included warnings about the dangers of riptides, warnings issued seriously enough to get through to the mind of a child...

Haikunature poetry

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Kenny Minker

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