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id="21f9">Tanka.</p><p id="32e5">Moth to the lightbulb Wings beating quickened flutter Time and time again Hovering dink dink not learn This bulb will only cause pain</p><p id="fd2e"><i>Yes, I am the moth and the jellyfish sea is my lightbulb.</i></p><p id="660f"><i>Thank you for reading. J.</i></p><p id="08ad"><i>Thank you for your support and for giving my words a home! </i>💚POM💚 <a href="https://medium.com/the-pom?source=---------2------------------">The POM</a> <a href="https://medium.com/afwp?source=---------16------------------">a Few Words</a> <a href="https://medium.com/house-of-haiku?source=---------14------------------">House of Haiku</a> <a href="https://medium.com/

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POETRY

The Moth and the Lightbulb

A Tale of not Learning a Poem with a Tanka

Photo by Max Kleinen on Unsplash

The moth attracted to the light bulb, Hovering. Wings beating a quickened flutter.

Time and time again. Dink. Dink. Dink. When will it learn This bulb will only cause you pain.

Tanka.

Moth to the lightbulb Wings beating quickened flutter Time and time again Hovering dink dink not learn This bulb will only cause pain

Yes, I am the moth and the jellyfish sea is my lightbulb.

Thank you for reading. J.

Thank you for your support and for giving my words a home! 💚POM💚 The POM a Few Words House of Haiku ILLUMINATION iPoetry Kitchen Tales Politically Speaking Resistance Poetry Share The Love Vagabond Voices

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