We Don't See Mountains

A haiku

By John DodgePublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read

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We don't see mountains,

When standing atop their peaks.

We see ev'rything.

nature poetry

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John Dodge

He/Him/Dad. Writing for CBR daily. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for assorted pop culture nonsense. Posting the comic book panels I fall in love with daily over here. Click here if you want to try Vocal+ for yourself.

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