the heavy worm
twisting between my fingers
sunlight on the hook
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John Hawkhead
John Hawkhead is a writer from the South West of England who, in 2021, won the Porad Haiku Contest, the Setouchi-Matsuyama haiku Grand Prix and was a Finalist in the Trailblazer contest.
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incredibly vivid
I like the surprise in this one. Nice work. k.
YES-vivid! I can feel the worm's movements between my own fingers and see the shine of it's slick body, the shine of the sharp hook…
these ocean mornings
cold — the sand between my toes
keeping a warm past
Ouch!
the sunlight draws attention to what is at stake here. great!
Wonderful work!
Alan
Funny, but I can almost feel the weight of that worm between my fingers! A good one.
Thanks to you all for such inspiring comments