The first time when I read a haiku, I felt so mesmerized with the sheer brilliance of expression it could hold in such laconic yet beautiful way. The three lines evoking profound and heartfelt emotions.
I wondered how simple a moment can be captured with just few words and that too in such a way that it stays with the reader with their own experiences and interpretations. I felt heard and seen in the realm of words.
After reading a few haiku online by a poet, I felt compelled to write one as well. And I got to learn so much from already published and newly emerging poets as well in the haiku community, which further developed my interest and enthusiasm towards this poetry.
And I will be forever grateful to find my voice and my soul in this form of poetry.
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