barbed wire
spirals
along the church wall
Published by
Helen Buckingham
Helen Buckingham lives in Wells, UK. Her work appears regularly in journals and anthologies including: Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, Modern Haiku, Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years (W.W. Norton, 2013) and nada annunaad: an anthology of contemporary world haiku (Vishwakarma Publications, 2016). She won first prize in the Martin Lucas Award, 2016. Her most recent collection is the Touchstone Award shortlisted sanguinella (Red Moon Press, 2017).
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I like the way "spirals" is both a noun and a verb, its dual nature accentuated by having its own line. Powerful haiku.
Another winner of multiplicity of meanings. Nice.
This one is so alive with meanings and images . . . it could be so many things. The two adjectives and that middle line heighten the intrigue and possibility. A memorable haiku.
Many thanks to all for your great comments.