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Mountaintops

a Haiku

By D.K. ShepardPublished 22 days ago 1 min read
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Mountaintops
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

Author's Note: This story was originally submitted for the High-ku Challenge and is just being republished at this time for organizational aesthetic purposes.

View point, pinnacle

Look up, climb, stand tall, look back

Landmarks, next and last

Haikunature poetry
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About the Creator

D.K. Shepard

Character Crafter, Witty Banter Enthusiast, World Builder, Unpublished novelist...for now

Fantasy is where I thrive, but I like to experiment with genres for my short stories. Currently employed as a teacher in Louisville.

dkshepard.com

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  • Esala Gunathilake3 days ago

    Oh it is brilliant about hills!

  • Rowan Finley 14 days ago

    Beautiful! I want to climb a mountain now!

  • L.C. Schäfer19 days ago

    I could feel the cold wind on my face reading this! Lifting me higher!

  • Gosh this felt so liberating! Loved your Haiku so much!

  • Babs Iverson20 days ago

    Exquisitely written!!! Loved it!!!💕❤️❤️

  • John Cox22 days ago

    I like the sense of journey in your Haiku defined by landmarks, which when land navigating serve as guideposts. I love Hannah's interpretation. Wished I thought of it.

  • Hannah Moore22 days ago

    More mountain action. Again, we see both ways but not so much where we are stood. Just have to feel where we are.

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