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A Short Winter Hiking Poem about seeking shelter

By Malachai HoughPublished 3 months ago Updated 2 months ago 1 min read

Faint shadow of the storm

The perfect illusion

An unknown embrace...

Haikunature poetrysurreal poetrysad poetry

About the Creator

Malachai Hough

Humanitarian, Words, 35MM

www.malachaihough.blogspot.com for my official blog page

I am also publishing on Substack

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  • The Dani Writer3 months ago

    Hauntingly crafted. The snow adds even more context backdrop with isolation and mystery. I actually looked in your photo for a shadow 🫨 It's not a haiku syllable format, but I'm thankful that you wrote and shared it!

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