The Climb

A Haiku about Life

By Michelle Truman | Prose and Puns | Noyath BooksPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

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Race to the summit

As though you could never fall,

Freeze, fail, or follow.

nature poetry inspirational

About the Creator

Michelle Truman | Prose and Puns | Noyath Books

I fell in love with speculative fiction and poetry many years ago, but I have precious little time to write any. It was high time I started making Prose and Puns a priority, starting with Purple Poetry, Auqredis, and the World of Noyath.

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