Moonlight

A haiku

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moonlight… the cool white of a sleeping swan

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Moonlight simplifies the scene, reducing colour and movement to a quiet balance of tones. The swan’s body gathers the light without reflecting it back, as if sleep has softened even brightness. On the water, stillness feels complete — not empty, but held — where rest becomes a shared agreement between surface, body, and night.

First published on NaHaiWriMo.

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