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FEATURED HAIKU & POETS 

From David Thorndale on Instagram at davidthorndale: a perfect birthday — the flavor of autumn wind in a slice of cake 

From Zahra Mughis on Twitter at ZahraScribbles & Instagram at instalogbyzahra: waning moon a lone kitten counts the dead oak's rings 

From Mona Bedi: autumn the way the leaves hide our footprints 

From Lisbeth Ho on Facebook at Elisabeth Holidaya: one lonely night a fisherman in his journey lost in the deep blue 

From huwanahoy on Twitter & Instagram at huwanahoy: No longer hearing A single breath or heartbeat Most hurting silence 

From Haiku Nocturnal on Twitter at HaikuNocturnal: I won't scatter your Sorrow to the heartless sea. Plant your roots in me 

From Robert Fael on Twitter at robertfael: I sat and waited until a quiet doctor told me you were gone. 

From Charissa Hooyman on Twitter at CharissaHooyman: Time with grandchildren Seeing their happy faces Tears shed as they leave 

From Christina Chin at haikuzyg.blogspot.com: withdrawing from the body divine consciousness. 

From Mark Hitri on Twitter at HitriMark & on IG at the_cellopoet: autumn afternoon not just leaves that fall a funeral procession 

From Linda M. Crate on Twitter at thysilverdoe & on IG at authorlindamcrate: the leaves falling down colors are becoming mute flowers dead in frost. 

From Foal Poetry on Instagram at foalpoetry: "How come?" she whispered "That's just how things are." he said Tears welled in her eyes 

From Melody Wang on Twitter & IG at MelodyOfMusings: that chapter I closed — to return to the abyss is to die again 

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