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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
2 months ago
Solstice Set by Dawn Mclachlan On the shortest day We climb up the sleeping hill Searching for life signs Tracks in frozen grass Slick with recent melting snow The earth ridged and brown A winter bruised sky A shard of blue splits the clouds Pierced by mournful skeins At the final ridge You reach out to take my hand Urging me higher Here we see the world In a thousand shades of green Stretched beneath our feet In gold light we see Despite the winter's great threat Spring will come again

Solstice Set by Dawn Mclachlan On the shortest day We climb up the sleeping hill Searching for life signs Tracks in frozen grass Slick with recent melting snow The earth ridged and brown A winter bruised sky A shard of blue splits the clouds Pierced by mournful skeins At the final ridge You reach out to take my hand Urging me higher Here we see the world In a thousand shades of green Stretched beneath our feet In gold light we see Despite the winter's great threat Spring will come again

Time for another #fridaypoem
This time it’s for the #solstice

#poems #poetry #poetrycommunity #haiku #haikuset #haikupoetry #poetsonbluesky #poetsofbluesky #PoemAltText #UseAltText #HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
3 months ago
Whiteout a haiku set by Dawn Mclachlan In the silent night Snow came down like memories and cleansed the landscape Smoothed to sugar-white Harshness sweetened to the eye Winter confection From the far forest Rooks rise in conversation Punctuating sky Now the dead trees In the disguise of winter Cannot be discerned In the pink of dawn An unexplored day stretches As if newly born

Whiteout a haiku set by Dawn Mclachlan In the silent night Snow came down like memories and cleansed the landscape Smoothed to sugar-white Harshness sweetened to the eye Winter confection From the far forest Rooks rise in conversation Punctuating sky Now the dead trees In the disguise of winter Cannot be discerned In the pink of dawn An unexplored day stretches As if newly born

Time for another #FridayPoem. Still struggling with the #poemsabout prompt this week so instead here’s the fresh start of a snowy day in a #haikuset
#haiku #poetry #poems #poets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #alttext #HaikuAltText #PoemAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
4 months ago
In the morning sun Buttons seems to glow with light Despite being dim

In the morning sun Buttons seems to glow with light Despite being dim

Why on earth are there AI pics of cats? Surely there’s enough real cat pics to sink the internet already?
Here’s one of Buttons. He knows he’s pretty.

#HaikuAltText
Check for the #Haiku in the #AltText #poets #poetry

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
4 months ago
Flowers A haiku set For J Oh, how bright we shone In the gold times without end And the days of blue We rode on the breeze And spiralled through the long nights Blown by winds of chance In summers of youth We tossed our beautiful heads And felt immortal No thought of futures Or of winter boughs of grief No fear of old bones I picture you then Somehow lonely in a crowd And I remember © Dawn McLachlan

Flowers A haiku set For J Oh, how bright we shone In the gold times without end And the days of blue We rode on the breeze And spiralled through the long nights Blown by winds of chance In summers of youth We tossed our beautiful heads And felt immortal No thought of futures Or of winter boughs of grief No fear of old bones I picture you then Somehow lonely in a crowd And I remember © Dawn McLachlan

A poem for #poemsabout prompt #burnforthecamera
This #haikuset is for J who passed away suddenly at Christmas. So missed. So loved. “Sail on, float free, just be” Miss you.

#haiku #haikuset #HaikuAltText #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
@thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
6 months ago
Witch Hunt by Dawn Mclachlan We watched eyes of hate And heard the rumours flowing And could have stopped them We saw gathered sticks Heard whispers of dreadful plans And should have stopped them Emboldened by lies They built their dreadful pyre We wished we'd stopped them We heard fire crack As the fanned flames scorched us all Praying it would stop At the bitter end We will lie in the ashes That consumed us all

Witch Hunt by Dawn Mclachlan We watched eyes of hate And heard the rumours flowing And could have stopped them We saw gathered sticks Heard whispers of dreadful plans And should have stopped them Emboldened by lies They built their dreadful pyre We wished we'd stopped them We heard fire crack As the fanned flames scorched us all Praying it would stop At the bitter end We will lie in the ashes That consumed us all

Another #FridayPoem and another #haikuset

Sometimes the only option is to write #poemsabout and the only solution is #riot or choose to lie among the ashes.

#poets #poetsofbluesky #AltText #haiku #HaikuSet #HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
7 months ago
You Are Here A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan I found a signpost In the torment of the storm It said “you are here” I trace a new route From where the map has worn through A thousand touches The contours vanish In the fading of the light But the hills remain In the dark of night Underneath the salted sky Our pathways align When the night has fled And morning light falls like rain I know you are here

You Are Here A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan I found a signpost In the torment of the storm It said “you are here” I trace a new route From where the map has worn through A thousand touches The contours vanish In the fading of the light But the hills remain In the dark of night Underneath the salted sky Our pathways align When the night has fled And morning light falls like rain I know you are here

This week’s #FridayPoem from the #poemsabout prompt - #starcrossed

#poetsofbluesky #poets #lovepoetry #poems #amwriting #poetrysociety #poetrycommunity #haiku #haikusociety #haikuset #haikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
7 months ago
Blackberry Days A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan We cross the strandline The curved beach a golden band wedding woods to sea Stepping into shade Where air is blackberry rich Such earthy perfume I am young once more Skin bejewelled with scratches Fingers and lips stained My bowl is so full And the long autumn shadows Will guide our way home

Blackberry Days A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan We cross the strandline The curved beach a golden band wedding woods to sea Stepping into shade Where air is blackberry rich Such earthy perfume I am young once more Skin bejewelled with scratches Fingers and lips stained My bowl is so full And the long autumn shadows Will guide our way home

My #FridayPoem this week comes from a prompt from a friend’s niece who suggested I write a poem about “a memory inspired by a smell”
This was a pleasure to write.

#poemsabout #naturepoetry #PoemAltText #poets #poetrysociety #poemsforall #poemsforlife #poetrycommunity #HaikuAltText #haikusociety

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
7 months ago
Cherry Tree By Dawn McLachlan Branches garnet ringed Engaged to the summer sky Reaching for the sun Here, in the orchard On a blue day smudged with clouds I am become Thief

Cherry Tree By Dawn McLachlan Branches garnet ringed Engaged to the summer sky Reaching for the sun Here, in the orchard On a blue day smudged with clouds I am become Thief

One for #smallpoemsunday

#Haiku #senryu #poemsabout #smallpoems #poemsofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #haikusociety #HaikuAltText #PoemAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
7 months ago
Wax Tears by Dawn McLachlan The hill that you chose Frosted and bitter as contempt Do you like the view? Come, take steeper paths We’ll climb the highest mountains Into such bright air

Wax Tears by Dawn McLachlan The hill that you chose Frosted and bitter as contempt Do you like the view? Come, take steeper paths We’ll climb the highest mountains Into such bright air

A #FridayPoem for #poemsabout prompt - #WaxTears

#poems #poetry #haiku #haikuset #haikusociety #haikupoets #shortformpoetry #poetsofbluesky #HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
8 months ago
Not Today by Dawn McLachlan One day I will not reach out for you on the stair greet creaks of the door One day I will not lay my hand where once you slept wait for velvet tread one day…

Not Today by Dawn McLachlan One day I will not reach out for you on the stair greet creaks of the door One day I will not lay my hand where once you slept wait for velvet tread one day…

#FridayPoem

#poemsabout #keepsakes #haiku #HaikuAltText #poetsofbluesky

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
8 months ago
Latitude A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Once upon a time The whole world seemed chaotic And without a pause We feared the silence Words crammed into each corner Chatter like the birds We minded the gaps As the hours were fleeting Still so much to say Now, joy is in peace The words known but unspoken Drift silent as clouds Whirling time settles As the hourglass slows down To meet our heartbeats

Latitude A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Once upon a time The whole world seemed chaotic And without a pause We feared the silence Words crammed into each corner Chatter like the birds We minded the gaps As the hours were fleeting Still so much to say Now, joy is in peace The words known but unspoken Drift silent as clouds Whirling time settles As the hourglass slows down To meet our heartbeats

This week’s #fridaypoem
is about damn time.

#poemsabout #poetry #poetsofbluesky #HaikuAltText #PoemAltText #haikupoetry #haikusociety

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
9 months ago
Sidings A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan In the grey city Hemmed in by rivers of steel Beneath concrete cliffs An island of green In the whorls of the railway Pressed in by fencing There, poppies still grow And foxgloves reach for the light Buttercups glow gold Inch by steady inch Bindweed stretches out tendrils Disguising chain link Bright swathes of daisies Buffeted by train slipstream Shimmer in twilight Moonlight silvers rails As a fox cuts through shadows Like a rusting knife Night trains rumble on In darkness, sidings unseen But vibrant with life This small patch of dirt This haven. This green life bridge Unkempt, not unloved ©️ Dawn McLachlan

Sidings A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan In the grey city Hemmed in by rivers of steel Beneath concrete cliffs An island of green In the whorls of the railway Pressed in by fencing There, poppies still grow And foxgloves reach for the light Buttercups glow gold Inch by steady inch Bindweed stretches out tendrils Disguising chain link Bright swathes of daisies Buffeted by train slipstream Shimmer in twilight Moonlight silvers rails As a fox cuts through shadows Like a rusting knife Night trains rumble on In darkness, sidings unseen But vibrant with life This small patch of dirt This haven. This green life bridge Unkempt, not unloved ©️ Dawn McLachlan

Friday Poem

#haiku #haikupoetry #haikuset #haikusociety #haikupoetry #poetsofbluesky #poemsabout #naturepoems #citypoems #haikuAltText #poemalttext #poets #fridaypoems

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
10 months ago
Long Barrow a haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Curves of land and stone hint of secrets locked beneath this fecund landscape We dig among ghosts ashes of our history embers of the lost This place speaks to us with a voice of bead and bone Whispers of the past ——- Image shows pen and ink illustration of a long barrow entrance by William Boyd Dawkins (Creative Commons licensed)

Long Barrow a haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Curves of land and stone hint of secrets locked beneath this fecund landscape We dig among ghosts ashes of our history embers of the lost This place speaks to us with a voice of bead and bone Whispers of the past ——- Image shows pen and ink illustration of a long barrow entrance by William Boyd Dawkins (Creative Commons licensed)

#FridayPoem

#poems #poetry #poemsofbluesky #haiku #haikusociety #haikuset #HaikuAltText #PoemAltText #poetsofbluesky

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
11 months ago
Forgetfulness A haiku set by Dawn Mclachlan I won’t remember the words snapped like broken bones among sticks and stones I won’t remember the russet stains in my hair never press the scar I won’t remember blue light fractured through the red and the endless whys I won’t remember feeling so old in young bones or the cold white rooms I won’t remember the hushes in the darkness or the “trust me” lies I won’t remember because today is so sweet and steeped in honey I won’t remember now the clock has stopped its hands on this gilded hour

Forgetfulness A haiku set by Dawn Mclachlan I won’t remember the words snapped like broken bones among sticks and stones I won’t remember the russet stains in my hair never press the scar I won’t remember blue light fractured through the red and the endless whys I won’t remember feeling so old in young bones or the cold white rooms I won’t remember the hushes in the darkness or the “trust me” lies I won’t remember because today is so sweet and steeped in honey I won’t remember now the clock has stopped its hands on this gilded hour

When I was 7yrs old I survived an attempt on my life.
At the police station I heard an officer saying “children forget, in a few years she won’t remember”
That was 50yrs ago.

#FridayPoem #AboutTime #haiku #haikuset #poetry #poetsofbluesky #HaikuAltText #PoemAltText #trauma

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Friday Poem Winter Came Too Soon A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan I’d felt the chill wind But turned my mind against it And dreamt of apples The gold of autumn Became silver overnight Unexpectedly Winter came by stealth A soft silence tumbled down Muting the morning We woke to snowfall Rendering all the landscape Unfamiliar Across the orchard Branches glittered with late fruit Soft flesh rimed with frost That winter bit hard And through the long icy nights I dreamt of apples *image shows this poem next to a photo of frosted icy-looking apples

Friday Poem Winter Came Too Soon A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan I’d felt the chill wind But turned my mind against it And dreamt of apples The gold of autumn Became silver overnight Unexpectedly Winter came by stealth A soft silence tumbled down Muting the morning We woke to snowfall Rendering all the landscape Unfamiliar Across the orchard Branches glittered with late fruit Soft flesh rimed with frost That winter bit hard And through the long icy nights I dreamt of apples *image shows this poem next to a photo of frosted icy-looking apples

🍎Friday Poem🍏
#HaikuAltText
#PoemAltText
#fridaypoem #poemsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #haikus #haiku #haikupoetry #haikuset #poem #poemsociety #weeklypoem #haikusociety

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Friday Poem ************************* Flowers (For J) A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Oh, how bright we shone In the gold times without end And the days of blue We rode on the breeze And spiralled through the long nights Blown by winds of chance In summers of youth We tossed our beautiful heads And felt immortal No thought of futures Or of winter boughs of grief No fear of old bones I picture you then Somehow lonely in a crowd And I remember Words and illustration credit Dawn McLachlan Illustration next to poem is an ink and watercolour painting of a dandelion

Friday Poem ************************* Flowers (For J) A haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Oh, how bright we shone In the gold times without end And the days of blue We rode on the breeze And spiralled through the long nights Blown by winds of chance In summers of youth We tossed our beautiful heads And felt immortal No thought of futures Or of winter boughs of grief No fear of old bones I picture you then Somehow lonely in a crowd And I remember Words and illustration credit Dawn McLachlan Illustration next to poem is an ink and watercolour painting of a dandelion

Friday Poem

#haikuset #haiku #poetry #poems #poemsofbluesky #poetsofbluesky #HaikuAltText #PoemAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
We Flowed Like Water A Haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Green shoots greet the sun Rivers full of light and life We walked with such hope High summer clouds passed Bruising the hills with shadows Your hand still in mine The water grows cold Autumn nights are drawing in Willow dipped in frost Winter dark brought stars A spiralled arc high above Brittle sea like ice Miles flowed between us And lifetimes more of goodbyes Sorrow rinsed to smiles The past is distant But sand is still in my shoes My feet long since dry ©️Dawn McLachlan Image shows this poem next to a splash of water

We Flowed Like Water A Haiku set by Dawn McLachlan Green shoots greet the sun Rivers full of light and life We walked with such hope High summer clouds passed Bruising the hills with shadows Your hand still in mine The water grows cold Autumn nights are drawing in Willow dipped in frost Winter dark brought stars A spiralled arc high above Brittle sea like ice Miles flowed between us And lifetimes more of goodbyes Sorrow rinsed to smiles The past is distant But sand is still in my shoes My feet long since dry ©️Dawn McLachlan Image shows this poem next to a splash of water

We Flowed Like Water

A #haikuset

#haiku #HaikuAltText #AltText #poems #poetry #PoetsOfBlueSky #FridayPoems #FridayPoetry #LovePoems #ValentinesPoems #ValentinesPoetry

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
February chills Lay damp across the green moss Where a daisy blooms

February chills Lay damp across the green moss Where a daisy blooms

February blues
Rejections, no work ahead
But there - a daisy!

Extra poem in the #AltText

#writerlife #haikupoetry #poetrycommunity #poetlife #february
#haikualttext #poemalttext

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Video

Snow outstays welcome
And all my dreams are of warmth
And cornflower fields

#haiku #haikupoets #haikupoetry #HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
From the car I see White fields to the gold distance Blurred winter vision

From the car I see White fields to the gold distance Blurred winter vision

From the car

#PoemAltText
#Haiku
#HaikuAltText
#AltText
#AltTextHaiku
#AltTextPoem

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Blue sea horizon Beneath unseasonal sky A mincemeat pie sits

Blue sea horizon Beneath unseasonal sky A mincemeat pie sits

Merry Christmas from NE Scotland!

#HaikuAltText #moraycoast #Scotland

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Video

Roost in Blue

Black branches seek air
Coloured blue by winter’s brush
Crows scratch the sky

#Haiku #HaikuPoets #HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Video

Winter Haiku

I see the rowan
Branches glitter with redwings
Feasting in winter

#birds #britishbirds #birdwatching
#haikupoet
#haikupoem
#HaikuAltText
#poems #poetry #poetsofbluesky

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
This old book now rests In a locked case on cushions Once scarred by inked hand Pic shows a handwritten manuscript bound into book form. The author has only written on the right hand side pages and there are many revisions (crossings out, additions, corrections) to the text in red and black ink. The left hand side pages are blank but for the lines of scoring out bleeding through from revisions on the other side.

This old book now rests In a locked case on cushions Once scarred by inked hand Pic shows a handwritten manuscript bound into book form. The author has only written on the right hand side pages and there are many revisions (crossings out, additions, corrections) to the text in red and black ink. The left hand side pages are blank but for the lines of scoring out bleeding through from revisions on the other side.

I see through your eyes The ghost of your ink stained hand Rests forever here Pic shows a handwritten manuscript bound into book form. There are many revisions by the author(crossings out, additions, corrections) in red and black ink.

I see through your eyes The ghost of your ink stained hand Rests forever here Pic shows a handwritten manuscript bound into book form. There are many revisions by the author(crossings out, additions, corrections) in red and black ink.

Dec 10th is 200th anniversary of the birth of George MacDonald- the founding father of modern fantasy. A couple of pics I took of the handwritten MS of Sir Gibbie (pub.1879) he made so many revisions he could only use one side of the page because the ink bled through. #amwriting #HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Bluest winter sky Above a castle courtyard Frosted white with snow

Bluest winter sky Above a castle courtyard Frosted white with snow

Gyms aren’t for me. Instead, I volunteer as a guide at this magnificent castle. I know her so well now and never tire of views like this. I get my exercise walking back in time.
#HaikuAltText

#HuntlyCastle
#Scotland
#ScottishCastles

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago

I think this just about sums me up.

#HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
The castle stands strong History soaked in her bones Snowbow arched above

The castle stands strong History soaked in her bones Snowbow arched above

These ancient stone walls Carry weight of history Beneath a snowbow

These ancient stone walls Carry weight of history Beneath a snowbow

Snowbow over Huntly Castle. One of the best things about being a tour guide is seeing the castle in all weathers. There’s never a day when she’s not the most elegant, beautiful, defiant and inspiring thing I know. I love this building.

#HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Over white capped roofs A morning sky tinged with pink Promises more snow

Over white capped roofs A morning sky tinged with pink Promises more snow

Morning from NE Scotland!

#HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago
Snow so bright today Even penguins are dazzled A smart toy needs shades

Snow so bright today Even penguins are dazzled A smart toy needs shades

Today I have been doing a bit of prep for a promotion I’m working on for the bookshop (yes, I also help run a community bookshop)
This has meant that Clive the (very soft and squishy) Penguin is keeping me company.

#HaikuAltText

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Dawn McLachlan
Dawn McLachlan
@deemclachlan.bsky.social
1 year ago

#HaikuAltText

#poems #haiku #poetry
#UseAltText

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