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College Migration

a haiku

By Justin KeelingPublished 6 months ago 1 min read
Honorable Mention in Falling Leaves Challenge
College Migration
Photo by Jeff Warner on Unsplash

brown needles on the

veranda, the last goodbye

before the great wild

Haiku

About the Creator

Justin Keeling

A systems thinker dedicated to the task of disillusioning and reconciling a fragmented world through art, design, music, and story.

I sing for the dryads who spring through city sidewalks.

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  • jAKE RiCHARDSON3 days ago

    Really loved “Boxer” and appreciating using an adjective for “…The Wild” as if it needed one…ha. Inspired to start a list and see where it leads…hopefully no where tame. Thanks for sharing and have a blessed weekend.

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