Time

A Haiku

By Shelly SladePublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Flowing like a stream

Unable to be contained

Frozen then released

nature poetry

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Shelly Slade

Mother of two adult daughters, grandmother to Jackson, lover of music, especially Bruce Springsteen and Machine Gun Kelly. Avid concert-goer. Avid reader.

You can also find my work on Substack at: https://shellylovedealer.substack.com/

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