First Love

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 Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #331


https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/11/09/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-331-first-heal/

words: first and heal

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Your heart is broken?

The first cut is the deepest

and slowest to heal.

 ©2020 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved

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  1. gdutta17November 10, 2020 at 4:35 AM

    A beautiful one. Very true as well.
    Loved it.

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    1. LisaNovember 10, 2020 at 7:00 AM

      Thank you. The first one does stick with us, doesn't it?

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  2. Kaustabh BasuNovember 12, 2020 at 7:56 AM

    Words of truth. Nice.

    https://deviatingvibes.wordpress.com/challenges/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-331-first-and-heal/

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