Anita Nahal

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Red

Anita Nahal

Jan 27, 2021

Things that glow are not

always safe. Shades of red come

with baggage that burns

Haiku for prompt word, “Red” by Dennett

Written by Anita Nahal

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Poet, flash fictionist, human, mom, renaissance woman, peace/yoga seeker, professor, dreamer, dancer, rain lover, night owl or early bird poetry writer.

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Anita Nahal

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Jan 27, 2021

Thank you, HOH fpr publishing my haiku!

Dennett

Jan 27, 2021

Red is a complicated color, Anita. Meanings attributed to it are often contradictory. I agree that red comes with baggage!

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