Showing posts with label proverb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label proverb. Show all posts

Friday, January 23, 2015

A letter does not blush...


Haiku I

Bruised paper marked words
black and blue swollen intent
sharp-edged stabbing truth.














Image by Giacomo Galli c. 1620-1640, "The Penitent Mary Magdalene" (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

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