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An Open Book

A Poem on Openness and Honesty

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
An Open Book
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Honesty is the best policy, by any account. It is the only policy.

Having said that, it's not easy to remain an open book. Doing so takes some self-awareness, openness about one's thoughts, consistency, self-acceptance and indeed, courage. 

Enjoy these Senryus that I've come up with about being an open book. Japanese poetry typically touches on nature, but we should think out of the box and break convention once in a while. 

Mindful little book

Pages forever open

Knows its own pages

Open little book

Story clearly on pages

For all to enjoy

Open little book

Pages always turn

Stories clearly read

Open little book

Pages comfortably turning

Loves its own stories

Open little book

Bravely relates its stories

Always dares to tell.

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About the Creator

Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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    Written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin