Coming Home



She leaps from the door
I worry she’s too heavy
But my dog lands, smiles.

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A haiku about coming home to my dog.

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Written on April 26, 2022

Submitted by mollydhwang on April 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 75
Words 15
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3

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