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What is coming?

Strange Clouds

By Paul A. MerkleyPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Photo by Simon Eugster. Wikimedia Commons

Tea leaves speak anger

Amber clouds presage malice

Why do you tarry?

Haiku

About the Creator

Paul A. Merkley

Mental traveller. Idealist. Try to be low-key but sometimes hothead. Curious George. "Ardent desire is the squire of the heart." Love Tolkien, Cinephile. Awards ASCAP, Royal Society. Music as Brain Fitness: www.musicandmemoryjunction.com

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  • Testabout a year ago

    brilliant piece

  • R. B. Boothabout a year ago

    I love reading a haiku that feels weighty, this felt weighty. Good job.

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