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My secret friend

John Petro 1951 (Pennsylvania)

April 24 
Haiku
I sit in silence
Time forward motion ceasing
Ennui visits

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I created this to accompany a still-life photograph I made.

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Written on April 19, 2024

Submitted by johnp271_1 on April 19, 2024

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John Petro

John Petro is a retired mathematician who is also a serious amateur photographer. His self-published book of photographs and haiku's is "Unnoticed No Longer" and can be found on blurb.com more…

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