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Writing isn’t magic

Triple Haiku

By Diani AlvarengaPublished 9 months ago • 1 min read
Top Story - January 2026
Writing isn’t magic
Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash

I thought words arrived

as if breathing were easy.

Books fooled my young eyes.

Now I know better.

Stories take patient years.

Unfinished, waiting.

I revise and stay,

asking what belongs on page.

The page asks again.

Haiku

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Diani Alvarenga

Writing will never be a waste of my time.

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    Written by Diani Alvarenga