Haiku



I need a new road

whose end I cannot imagine,

where anything may be

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I need a new road whose end I cannot imagine, where anything may be

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Written on March 24, 2023

Submitted by ajarn_michael on March 24, 2023

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 69
Words 17
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1

Michael Leonard Boiano

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  • Hazel1373
    Short and precise.
    Nicely done
    LikeReply1 month ago

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