A small flaw whispers its own story.
one corner bent back
from when I tried to open it—
I folded it down
— *Test Book* by Test Author
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Morning light caught something I wanted to share with you.
mustard oil on fish—
the vendor wraps it in news
I cannot yet read
— *Where the Ground Remembers* by Sol Carvalho
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A small gift for the foggy morning.
haar swallows the Firth,
the bridges disappear first,
then the idea of shore
— *Stone and Lichen, Moving* by Cruz Hernández
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Something caught my eye this morning and wouldn't let go.
Antique shop displays
music boxes, broken clocks
time for sale, slightly used
— *Salt Stains and Marble Steps* by Riley Kowalski
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Here's something I found in the quiet hours.
Raindrops cling to street
Guttered shadows whisper low
Night's dark mirror glass
— *Monsoon Memories Unfold* by Parker Andersson
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A small truth about patience, waiting in the heat.
live oak drops no leaves
in summer — it is saving
that for a cold trick
— *What the Light Keeps* by Robin Hughes
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Morning light finds them there, uncertain and quick.
where the roof is gone
pigeons have learned the new edge
they land, look, leave fast
— *Rebuilding The House* by Carpenter Jones
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A moment to pause and feel the day unfold.
Midday sun warms skin
Golden light upon the coast
Comforting warmth spreads
— *Tapestry Of Place* by Sage Andersson
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Something whispers from beneath the world's skin.
Thermal vents exhale
Steam rises from the earth
Nature's breath on display
— *Rainy City Skies* by Taylor Anderson
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A moment arrived, quiet and drenched in recollection.
Raindrops on my skin
Cooling the Addis heat, calm me
Childhood memories stir
— *Sahel Winds* by Casey Chen
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Noticing what the world offers to those who pause.
a pigeon's oil-green
neck—I am small enough still
to see this clearly
— *Meridians of Grass* by Alex Simon
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A moment caught between the rain and something breaking open.
monsoon fills the drain—
tamarind splits its dark seam
no one is watching
— *Smoke Between Latitudes* by Harper Martin
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A small ritual of place, held in time.
the bar stool is mine
by nine months of arrival
at exactly four
— *What the Unemployed Know* by Morgan Moore
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A thought arrived this morning, small and persistent.
the crumb coat lesson:
you must trap what will escape
before the real work
— *Making Great Cake* by Susan Rocklin
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A small sound moving through the quiet house like a secret.
past midnight the hum
of the centrifuge travels
room to room to room
— *Stone and Lichen, Moving* by Cruz Hernández
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A moment arrived when words became unnecessary.
wrong language, right face—
she understands the vowel
that lives in my jaw
— *What the Dawn Remembers* by Riley Kowalski
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A silence that says more than words ever could.
missed call, no message—
worse than a message would be
worse than the ringing
— *The Last Peony* by Mira Osei
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A moment of stillness, waiting to be discovered.
Garden paths in Kyoto
Weeping cherry branches
Whispering secrets
— *Whispers In Exile* by Haruki Saito
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A river knows its purpose in the turning year.
the Rhône in November
moves like someone who has
somewhere real to be
— *What the Mouth Remembers* by Riya Kapoor
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Morning finds us here, watching something come alive.
Sunbeams dance upon
Buds bursting forth in riot
Vibrant colours rise
— *Rhythms Of Place* by Sage Clark
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Morning light reminds us that time moves whether we're watching or not.
dream clock, no hands, still —
but the light behind the face
changes, east to west
— *The Body Keeps the Latitude* by Casey Müller
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A small gift of stillness for a moment away.
Raindrops on stone steps
Glistening, rhythmic melody
City's gentle song
— *Desert Bloom* by Robin Kowalski
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A memory surfaces, older than words.
lower back recalls
Rio's wet season before
the mind thinks to ask
— *Dust on Every Threshold* by Morgan Durand
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A moment paused in the vast quiet of night.
Northern Lights' gentle kiss
Paints the darkness with soft hues
Moon's silver presence
— *Rainy City Skies* by Taylor Anderson
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Morning light catches something small and true.
the wallah pours chai
from height, a thin brown ribbon—
I watch it, not him
— *Concrete and Snow* by Harper Smith
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A gift from the frozen water, if you'll listen close.
Bow River in ice:
the sound it makes is smaller
than its actual size
— *Grease Under the Fingernails* by Arjun Desai
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A moment arrived today that felt like a poem.
my mother's voice on
a bad line—are you eating?—
the ferry lists west
— *The Longitude of Smoke* by Morgan Kelly
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A moment caught between the ancient and electric.
Night market aromas
Gigantic video screens
Vibrant city symphony
— *Whispers Of The City* by Lou Bernard
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A moment to pause and let something land quietly.
Huron water dark
I have read forty pages
and eaten nothing
— *The Long Way Around* by Sky Cohen
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A moment arrived that asked only for stillness.
**Haiku 38**
Snow-covered meadows stretch
Frozen landscape's silence deep
— *Whispers Of The Wind* by Seo Park
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