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Disappearing Act

Gaurav Mehra

Haiku
BLUE CATERPILLAR
GROWS WINGS... THEN WITH MAGIC ART
MELTS INTO BLUE SKY

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Another of Nature's magical wonders - Meet the Sky-blue Butterfly!

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Written on May 13, 2022

Submitted by gaurav_m on September 02, 2022

Modified by gaurav_m on February 07, 2024

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Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 71
Words 12
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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Gaurav Mehra

Hi, I am 47, and I was born in Bombay, now Mumbai - a rebound to its earlier name. I've realized it isn't just names that change but cities and people too. I've changed. Umpteen times. And a thousand circles later I'm back to writing poetry, a passion that began when I first fell in love a million years ago. I was 13 then, and a fool, realizing not the causes that make a poet of a boy. I love the sea and the mountains alike so I am perennially inspired to write poetry. more…

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