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November 19, 2016

“Haiku” by Kevin TritschlerPosted by Rattle

Kevin Tritschler (age 8)

HAIKU

Deer trick the forest.
They run as fast as lightning.
Leave a flash of brown.

—from 2016 Rattle Young Poets Anthology

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