Icarus

A Haiku

By Josh RippergerPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Icarus

Photo by JOHN TOWNER on Unsplash

Fire above me

I, your Icarus smile

For I will reach thee

About the Creator

Josh Ripperger

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