Haiku 11 · Harden Not Your Heart

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Haiku 11 · Harden Not Your Heart

Illusions surround
Try to divide us, cast doubt;
Harden not your heart

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Haiku 10 · Blank Room

A windowless room
Blank, empty, filled with silence;
Mind free to decide

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Haiku 09 · Truth

In reality,
Truth prevails, the harsh cold wind
Which leads us to peace

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Haiku 08 · Daybreak

Light shines in darkness
As day breaks on the ocean
A whole life ahead

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Haiku 07 · Grief

Chest tightens, heart sinks
As the memories flash by
Suffocating weight

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Haiku 06 · Precipice

On the precipice
Sky above and rocks below
See if I can fly

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Haiku 05 · Return

Sun sets as I sigh
So concludes another day
Yet the sun returns

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Haiku 04 · Renewal

First sun of summer
Glowing rays of light and hope
Renew us once more

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Haiku 03 · Purpose

Purpose is the pulse
Of the fiercely beating heart
Awake and on fire

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Haiku 02 · Freedom

Freedom is falling
Freedom is rising back up
Freedom, the unknown

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Haiku 01 · City Nights

City nights in rain
Lights reflecting on the street
Peace in the chaos