Rain – I listen in bed/ Sky bursting to life outside/ Somehow gives me peace
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#Haiku of the day (March 19)
Forgetting – This life is bigger/ Us and the things you told me/ A moment in space
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#Haiku of the day (March 18)
Yellow – Shocks and attracts me/ Energy of youth and spring/ Hope for excitement
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