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The Well

after the bucket was lost

By Tim CarmichaelPublished 6 months ago Updated 6 months ago 1 min read

old well, no bucket

a frog jumps in anyway

the sound of water

Did you know that Matsuo Bashō (and other masters) didn't have to follow the form of a Haiku at all, it's a Haiku *because* they wrote it.

Haikunature poetry

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Tim Carmichael

Let your becoming be louder than your fear, and your smallest steps become the road you once thought impossible to walk. An Appalachian poet and cookbook author my book Beautiful and Brutal Things is on Amazon, Link 👇

https://a.co/d/537XqhW

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    Written by Tim Carmichael