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Lost in a forest in pitch darkness at midnight

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slowed down to silence
at midnight in the forest
even the birds sleep

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Andy N

Wed 22nd Jul 2020 21:11

Thanks Nigel. That's lovely. Thank you for your lovely little thought.

Thanks also to Poemshub - mine was really a dream from the night before. Yours also carries it on. Love it (:

Thanks Don. Glad you like it. I am really enjoying writing haikus at te moment (:

Thanks also to Nicola and Itsjustmedownhere. They mean a lot to me your likes.

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Don Matthews

Wed 22nd Jul 2020 00:43

Very good....

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Wed 22nd Jul 2020 00:29

Silence rejuvenates the tired soul
Embark on a journey new
The dawn shall bring happiness to you

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Nigel Astell

Tue 21st Jul 2020 23:28

At midnight
another hand
holds yours
guiding you
into the
forest daybreak.

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