astronomy book
the Sea of Tranquillity
heavy in my hands
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Margarita Engle
Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of young adult novels in verse, including The Surrender Tree, which received the first Newbery Honor ever awarded to a Latino. Her most recent book is Hurricane Dancers, the First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck.
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What a lovely poem. It resonates with my own experiences with books and times of solitude.
I think i like this. I was not expecting the word ‘heavy’ after tranquility but then that is what probably gives it _thoughtfulness_. It is one of the few haiku that i cannot immediately classify as good, bad or indifferent. I think it will grow on me — very nice.
What a lovely poem. It resonates with my own experiences with books and times of solitude.
interesting, margarita
i was almost in agreement with ellen but, guys don’t say lovely.
I think i like this. I was not expecting the word ‘heavy’ after tranquility but then that is what probably gives it _thoughtfulness_. It is one of the few haiku that i cannot immediately classify as good, bad or indifferent. I think it will grow on me — very nice.
encyclopaedia
the sea of knowledge
in my hands
morning thoughts
countless stars
the night before …
on display before me
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