Drought Continues

2 November 2019, Haiku/Tanka prompt word “withers”

Deborah Christensen
Nov 1 · 2 min read
Photo by redcharlie on Unsplash

parched earth, brown soil bare,
sun sucks moisture dry, baked heat,
cooked, all life withers

PROMPT word: Please write a haiku or tanka using the prompt word “withers” (or a derivative).

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Deborah Christensen

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