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DavidtheDreamer

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I believe in kindness, truth and beauty, the power of nature, and the triumph of the human spirit. Published in the 24 and 25 Best Haiku international anthology All contents Copyright David Hoffmann © 2024 www.davidhoffmann.com

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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
SENRYU 0514 ​ amber sunrays paint long ago fertile landscapes— picture frames then burn ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #fertile #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0514
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
SENRYU 0513 ​ wind’s fierce embers lash fiery eyes fleeing chaos— charred remains smolder ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #chaos #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0513
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
SENRYU 0512 ​ inspiring wonder rainbows like fruit quench desires rays of hope remain ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #fruit #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0512
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
SENRYU 0511 ​ what do you tend to when your bucket has run dry in a world on fire ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #tend #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0511
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Thank you Jenn 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
SENRYU 0510 ​ when creation speaks what silent words do you hear— emptiness listens ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #creation #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0510
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
SENRYU 0509 ​ ghostly temptation rising like smoke from pursed lips awaiting death’s kiss ​ 
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
You as well Andy 🙏 Thanks again 👋👋👋
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
‪Thank you Andy for all of your inspirational prompts. This has been a wonderful ride 🙏‬
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
SENRYU 0508 ​ do you remember which wonderous gasp waited for you to arrive ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #arrive #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0508
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Thank you Andy 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
HAIKU 0365 ​ brake for butterflies silently each wingbeat speaks— wind upon your face ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #brake #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #haiku0365 #ekphrastic
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
HAIKU 0363 ​ deep breaths near the coast shimmering moonlight dances luminous spouts rise ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #coast #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #haiku0363
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
SENRYU 0507 ​ heights accomplished fade allow yourself to descend— seek purpose in depths ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #descend #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0507
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0024 LISTENING ​ beyond your beliefs lean into life‘s yet unknown … 
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Quadrille Quaiku 0024 LISTENING
Quadrille Quaiku 0024LISTENINGbeyond your beliefslean into life‘s yet unknowncadence of courageembracing warm wind—ascend like a soaring birdseeking the unseencarried by tailwindgossamer wings gent…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
SENRYU 0506 ​ shadows of doubt fade as each summit surrenders— pinnacles of joy ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #summit #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0506
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
SENRYU 0505 ​ beyond your beliefs lean into life‘s yet unknown— cadence of courage ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #cadence #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0505
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
SENRYU 0504 ​ embracing warm wind— ascend like a soaring bird seeking the unseen ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #ascend #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0504
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Thank you Jenn 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Thank you Andy 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
HAIKU 0362 ​ over the last rise unexpected clouds shift quick quenching thirsty land ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #shift #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #haiku0362
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
SENRYU 0503 ​ each silent path speaks distant whispers from beyond— are you listening? ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #path #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0503
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
SENRYU 0502 ​ each silent road speaks distant whispers from beyond— are you listening? ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #road #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0502 ​
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
HAIKU 0361 ​ carried by tailwind gossamer wings gently float ever close to home ​ 
© Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #tailwind #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #haiku0361 ​
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
SENRYU 0501 ​ does the turn of leaves on brisk mornings silently evoke nostalgia ​ 
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 ​ #vss365 #turn #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0501
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
SENRYU 0500 ​ soaring wings balance each feather whispers with wind— are you listening ​ 
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#vss365 #balance #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0500
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
SENRYU 0499 standing on the brink— I now prepare to depart— eternity waits 
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#vss365 #depart #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0499
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Thank you Andy 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
SENRYU 0498 persistent headwind shrieking like a hawk in flight hinders ever more 
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#vss365 #headwind #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0498
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
SENRYU 0497 to sprint from mistakes each forgotten stride remains chasing finish lines 
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#vss365 #sprint #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0497
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Thank you Andy 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Thank you Jenn 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
SENRYU 0496 your whisper beckons— each beat of my heart deepens— momentum quickens 
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#vss365 #momentum #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0496
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A bit of good news. My poem FORGOTTEN won an award from Judge Linda from the Southern Oregon Poetry Awards. FORGOTTEN, which I wrote during the 2025-26 Stafford Challenge, will also be published in the forthcoming book POETRY FOR THE PLANET.
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0023 FREEDOM ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #barren #luminous #feral #intent #betrayal #linger #tether #immerse #judgement #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0023 #FREEDOM ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/q...
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Quadrille Quaiku 0023 FREEDOM
FREEDOM​​shards of brokennessreflect life’s luminous searchfor one’s self freedom​choosing to lingerlocked in self imprisonmentyou stand in judgment​life becomes barren—more bleak with …
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Poetry for the Planet
I am pleased to announce that two of my haiku and two of my free verse poems have been accepted for publication. The following is from the Publisher:​Dear David,​Congratulations! Your poems—Protest…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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YAY! Haiku for Soulmates #1 Amazon bestseller in Japan, Top Release in the USA
Short Prose - Gabriela Marie Milton - Poet and Publisher, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0019 SIPPING TEA ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #lion #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0019 #SIPPINGTEA ​ Day 30! PAD: harvest poem. NaPoWriMo: "real or mythical being... ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/q...
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Quadrille Quaiku 0019 SIPPING TEA
SIPPING TEA​​roaring lion feasts—demonic hyenas laughwhile hot tea is served​harvest moon then peeks—unaware astronomerssit and sip their tea​flush of red faces—embarrassed trophy huntershearing ro…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0018 INEXTRICABLY ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #dichotomous #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0018 #INEXTRICABLY ​ Day 29. PAD: a pocket poem. NaPoWriMo: compare your... ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/q...
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Quadrille Quaiku 0018 INEXTRICABLY
INEXTRICABLY​​held in my pocketdichotomous decision—to or not to share​nowadays I share—some old thoughts, still languishing,have become silent​raising my sure voice,I now write protest poems—never…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
SENRYU 0495 LOVE ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #lightning #QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #senryu0495 #LOVE ​ Day 28. PAD: love poem and/or anti-love poem (Tuesday). NaPoWriMo: 3 sentences, 6... ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/s...
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SENRYU 0495 LOVE
LOVE​​She entered my heart.Was stricken like with lightning,indecision loomed.​Loving or not to,never questioning loving,I answered with love. © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 – All Rights Res…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Hello All,​I was fortunate to have been gifted the last ticket to the Sunday showing at the Ashland Film Festival of: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World.​In 2008, I had the privilege of …
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0017 Quill Quadrille Quaiku ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #tactician #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0017 ​ Day 27. PAD: a fan poem. NaPoWriMo: stanzas with same numb... ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/q...
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Quadrille Quaiku 0017 Quill Quadrille Quaiku
Quill Quadrille Quaiku​​you a haiku fan?perhaps you like senryu—try Quadrille Quaiku​to weave heartfelt wordspoets more than tacticians—quill Quadrille Quaiku​each of four tercetsfive seven five sy…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Thank you Jenn. 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Thank you Jenn. 🙏
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Thank you Jenn. 🙏❤️
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0016 EMPTINESS ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #lunar #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0016 ​ Day 26. PAD. Write a “Last (blank)” poem. NaPoWriMo. Today, we challenge yo... ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/26/q...
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Quadrille Quaiku 0016 EMPTINESS
EMPTINESS​​song dogs serenadelast lunar blood moon rising—falling star flashes​touching forever—I now write to rememberfleeting ticks of time​blank lines never filled—between— then beyond each spac…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0015 ABYSS OF GRIEVING ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0015 ​ Day 25. Remix poem (PAD). A remix of senryu0491 and Quadrille Quaiku #4, #5 and #13. ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/q...
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Quadrille Quaiku 0015 ABYSS OF GRIEVING
ABYSS OF GRIEVING​​depth of piercing pain—endless emotions still flow—abyss of grieving​living under stars—canopy of forever—her eyes still haunt me​remembering her—the touch of her unseen handthen…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0014 CATS EYE ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #cats #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0014 ​ Day 24 prompts: unidentified poem (PAD) and something magical or strang... ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/q... ​ ~~~
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Quadrille Quaiku 0014 CATS EYE
flung far— Draco’s starslace between Ursa Majorand Ursa Minor​with stargazing eyesI’m haunted by eerinessto me yet unknown​feeling peered upon—uneasiness enters nightthough I’ve n…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0013 FISHING ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #fishing #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0013 ​ Day 23 prompt: a juxtaposition poem (PAD) ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/q... ​ ~~~
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Quadrille Quaiku 0013 FISHING
FISHING​loosening my gripfond memories now return—tilting of your hat as if hearing fishhaving your way with silence—lessons imparted you were adventureus never saying goodbye—I soon will follow yo…
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DavidtheDreamer @davidthedreamer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Quadrille Quaiku 0012 WOLVES AT DOOR OF SELF ​ © Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 - All Rights Reserved ​ #vss365 #wolves #QuadrilleQuaiku #haiku #senryu #senryusunday #QuadrilleQuaiku0012 ​ Day 22. PAD: a natural poem. NaPoWriMo: speaker in dialogue... ​ davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com/2026/04/22/q...
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Quadrille Quaiku 0012
WOLVES AT DOOR OF SELF​I know forgettingfingers flittering poems—will not be a thing​I know you’re haunted—unstoppable tremblingis now in the past​knowing your weakness—fearing public speech …
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