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Claudia Love Mair

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haiku: letting you go

haiku: letting you go

one november night
i gave you to the water,
grateful, yet…

bereft.

5 thoughts on "haiku: letting you go"

hunter e. westenhofer says:

June 28, 2023 at 9:00 pm

Incredible, poignant use of the form!

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- Claudia Love Mair says:
  
  June 28, 2023 at 9:40 pm
  
  Thank you, Hunter. I’ve been taking a lot of liberties with these haikus. lol. Why not? I don’t have anything to lose!
  
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Nettie Farris says:

June 28, 2023 at 10:12 pm

how beautiful

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Lee Chottiner says:

June 28, 2023 at 10:59 pm

Beautiful variation of the haiku format, Claudia.

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Melva Sue Priddy says:

June 29, 2023 at 12:29 pm

Lovely and sad.

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