wording blood : haiku


I word the blood black
that quenched my drought stricken land
they wade in blue sea ~

playing with haikus 
juice and water make mosaics 
prison is coffee ~

forget not my blood 
it brought you a ballot box
as you swim blue sea ~
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Hind Avatar
March 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Powerful. Must be about the apartheid... "blood black"
Vesalius Avatar
March 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I like that your poems make me think.
Daniels Avatar
March 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
ThkU for pop-in, Young One. Looks like we are online simultaneously. B blessed beyond your fondest dreams. Xx
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