Whitewash. A haiku.

stevestillstandingJanuary 9, 2019January 8, 2019haiku, Poetry, Writingfake, haiku, Lie, Life, poem, Poetry, society, Untruth, whitewash, Writing

Countries that whitewash
their history will always
repeat their mistakes.

What is a haiku? Glad you asked. Click here to find out more.

Cheers

Steve 🙂

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7 thoughts on “Whitewash. A haiku.”

Chelsea Owens says:

January 9, 2019 at 3:09 am

True, though repetition seems inevitable anyway.

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  January 9, 2019 at 4:04 am
  
  So cynical, Chelsea! 😉
  
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  1. Chelsea Owens says:
    
    January 9, 2019 at 4:52 am
    
    Me? Never.
    
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V.J. Knutson says:

January 9, 2019 at 8:52 am

This should be on a billboard.

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  January 9, 2019 at 9:37 am
  
  Marketing and wisdom are my other two sidelines 😉
  
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lobobehan says:

February 1, 2019 at 9:36 am

Thanks for the post and web sites

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  February 1, 2019 at 9:49 am
  
  Those poets I mentioned aren’t actually web sites—they wrote poetry long before the internet existed. You can find their work on various sites, though. A very good poetry website is https://www.poetryfoundation.org
  You’ll find many fine professional poets and their poetry listed there. 🙂
  
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