Children sprung kicking
Nature's confetti a muse
Sneakers lost in piles
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ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)
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The Habit That Slowly Destroyed Me
It didn’t happen overnight. If it had, maybe I would have noticed. Maybe I would have stopped. But the truth is, the habit that slowly destroyed me didn’t feel dangerous in the beginning. It felt comforting. Familiar. Almost harmless.
By Imran Ali Shahabout 20 hours ago in Poets
March 15, 2026
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By Denise E Lindquist5 days ago in Writers
Comments (10)
Love this - visuals are great - we loved to play in piles of leaves when young.
I too like the line, “Nature's confetti a muse” a lot. 😊
Oooo, I love the idea of the leaves being nature's confetti. Loved your poem!
brings the joy of leaves to the forefront!
Wow! impressive!!!
Absolutely love it. My kids have lost a shoe or two in the leaf piles
This one made me smile <3
This is very original and funny, with a vivid picture of fun and everyday life, I really like how you managed to represent so much in so few words.
All of your leafy haikus were well-wrought, but I like this one best! "Nature's confetti" is such an endearing way to think of falling leaves, and your poem here does remind me of scraping those piles together just for the pleasure of jumping into them!
Loved this! A whole scene in such a little bite