Haiku · Summer
August Afternoon
august afternoon —
the garden hose, the shrieking
joy of being eight
Original poem © QuillOak — free for personal use.
“August Afternoon” by The QuillOak Editors — quilloak.com/poems/garden-hose-haiku
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