My mistakes, puddles
reflect with restless worries
I bend to touch them
feeling unborn tomorrows
of all that I wasn’t today
Wrote a tanka today to get into the rhythm of saying more with less. It’s a japanese short form poetry system with 5-7-5-7-7 syllable scheme. Give it a try!
Art by Friedrich Hechelmann
Smoke words every day. 
4 responses to “[558] the caterpillar will (won’t) become a butterfly”
I WILL give it a try. Thanks!😊
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Beautifully written tanka, Rahul.
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This is a truly beautiful and resonant piece of writing. The way you weave together the concrete image of a puddle with the abstract weight of regret and potential is masterful.
The final two lines are particularly powerful, transforming a moment of quiet self-critique into a poignant and hopeful reach towards the future. It’s a wonderful, thought-provoking haiku. Thank you for sharing it.
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Thank you so much for reading!
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