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The rain subsiding

Whitened clouds, a glimpse of blue

Horizon brightens

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A sudden downpour

Amidst threatening thunder

Street becomes a stream

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Cloud fills the valley

Rain quickly intensifies

Hail raps the window

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The hills are hidden

Thunder peals, continuous

Cat hides under car

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The shimmering trees

Sweep against the sharpest blue

Train carries me on

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Buzzard hovering

Flash of brown white feathers

The world twists beneath

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A few thoughtless words.

An apology. Regret.

And then reflection;

Next time, consideration

And attempt to empathise.

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First try at a tanka, 5-7-5-7-7 structure.

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You sat for a while

Heavily burdened, it seemed

You rose, and moved on

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Sat on the outside

Only half a room away

Feels like half a world

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Sat at the centre

Curled, head in your hands, silent

Did you reach your goal?

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