Seashells

angry at the waves
on thrown out of the safe sea
happy in child's hands

09 July 2021
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Kendrick Avatar
July 23, 2021 at 3:42 PM
Ahh!! Enjoyed reading your winner. Congrats. Sara
Kaufman Avatar
July 13, 2021 at 8:04 AM
congratulations Alex, most deserving for this haiku.
Alex Avatar
July 13, 2021 at 11:24 AM
Thank you very much.
Poet Avatar
July 13, 2021 at 4:58 AM
Congratulations, Alex, your win is well deserved with this sound Haiku.
Alex Avatar
July 13, 2021 at 11:24 AM
Thank you very much.
Wolf Avatar
July 10, 2021 at 8:51 PM
Wonderful personification in this haiku, Alex. Resonates with me so well. Thank you, Gershon
Alex Avatar
July 11, 2021 at 5:35 AM
Thank you very much.
Sambourne Avatar
July 10, 2021 at 5:37 AM
A beauty! What a finely penned Haiku. The final line captures childhood innocence so precisely. Cheers, Brian
Alex Avatar
July 10, 2021 at 6:39 AM
Thank you very much.
Daniel Avatar
July 10, 2021 at 3:44 AM
Brilliant, I can hear them laugh in a child's hands, Christuraj:)
Alex Avatar
July 10, 2021 at 6:42 AM
Thank you very much.
Ligon Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 6:24 PM
It's so much fun to hold seashells. You brought back happy memories.
Alex Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 8:25 PM
Thank you very much.
Dietrich Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 2:48 PM
ahh, what great way to personify seashells
Alex Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 8:27 PM
Thank you very much.
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 2:42 PM
love collecting seashells - to me they bring stories from far away. a great haiku! BW ~ Mala
Alex Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 8:29 PM
Thank you very much.
Zahid Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 12:59 PM
Beautiful imagery... Kids love them, even adults to, but they belong in the sea, where they are alive :)
Alex Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 8:31 PM
Thank you very much.
Buehler Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 11:15 AM
One of childhood's simple pleasures. A happy outcome for the seashell! :D
Alex Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 8:33 PM
Thank you very much.
Allison Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 7:53 AM
what wonderful imagery I used to love collecting shells as a child:-) hugs jan xx
Alex Avatar
July 9, 2021 at 8:33 PM
Thank you very much.
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