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Seward's Guardians

A Haiku in honor of my hometown and its rocky guardians.

By Lena FolkertPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
Art & Words © Lena Borondia 2022, All Rights Reserved

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Nestled between two

snow-capped giants, sheltered and

protected–my home.

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Seward, Alaska. Situated between Mt. Alice and Mt. Marathon.

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Cover art & words ©Lena Folkert, 2022

All rights reserved.

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Lena Folkert

Alaskan Grown Freelance Writer 🤍 Lover of Prose

Former Deckhand & Barista 🤍 Always a Pleaser & Eggshell-Walker

Lifelong Animal Lover & Whisperer 🤍 Ever the Student & Seeker

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Comments (7)

  • Mariann Carroll2 years ago

    Absolutely Beautiful, love the picture as well ♥️

  • C. H. Richard2 years ago

    What a beautiful place to grow up. Love your Haiku💙

  • Heather Hubler2 years ago

    This was lovely! What a view to have grown up with :)

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Absolutely beautiful & brilliant!!!💕💖😊

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Beautiful haiku. Well done.

  • Beautiful Haiku!

  • Home Is So Pleasant In Between Those Snow Capped Peaks Perfect Words Lena

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