once a chink of blue
scraped by snow-capped mountains fell
from an icy sky –
a child caught hold of its wish
fulfilling gem and then
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1211 The 14th Dalai Lama, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And to finish, here’s the Spencer Davis Group –
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