Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. A student of both longer and shorter forms of poetry, and an avid observer of everything else.
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making
a long story short
fall
—ELMEDIN KADRIC
Very clever writing, it could be an Autumn haiku, or a story that falls flat not just in the telling but the untruths behind it, whether in the 'Fall' aka Autumn or not.
an effective interplay of 6 singular words
that are common phrases
broken down by line breaks:
a long story short
the shortfall of fall
how abbreviated life sometimes feels
making
a long story short
fall
—ELMEDIN KADRIC
Very clever writing, it could be an Autumn haiku, or a story that falls flat not just in the telling but the untruths behind it, whether in the 'Fall' aka Autumn or not.
startling, moving
long lifetime cut short a fall
an effective interplay of 6 singular words
that are common phrases
broken down by line breaks:
a long story short
the shortfall of fall
how abbreviated life sometimes feels
I love how one can weave all sorts of narratives out of this. Very nice.
marion