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The Pencil

A Haiku

By Kera HollowPublished about 6 hours ago โ€ข 1 min read
The Pencil
Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

I sit down to write

but when pencil hits paper

the sharpened led breaks.

Haiku

About the Creator

Kera Hollow

I'm a freelance ESL tutor and writer living South Korea. I've had a few poems and short stories published in various anthologies including Becoming Real by Pact Press.

I'm a lover of cats, books, Hozier, and bugs.

Medium

Ko-fi

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    Creative use of language & vocab

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    The story invoked strong personal emotions

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  • Caitlin Charlton41 minutes ago

    It is amazing what you have achieved here. The thematic Aposiopesis created as the pencil hits the paper suggests that the tool was not of poor quality. Instead, it feels as though the emotions surging through your veins were so intense that the pencil tip simply could not bear the weight of them. You managed to condense a profound, visceral experience into just three lines. This was truly outstanding! ๐Ÿค—โค๏ธ

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout 3 hours ago

    Ah, that's a bummer! Loved your Haiku!

  • Aarsh Malikabout 4 hours ago

    Maybe the pencil just wants a coffee break too.๐Ÿ™Š

  • Dylan about 5 hours ago

    This is why I use pens ๐Ÿ˜ญ

  • Paul Stewartabout 6 hours ago

    argh, the nightmare scenario! great haiku, Kera!

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