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Precious Moment

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By PK ColleranPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
First Place in Time Capsule Haiku Challenge
Precious Moment
Photo by Gary Yost on Unsplash

The golden dewdrop

mirrors sunlight. Soon to be

evaporated.

nature poetry

About the Creator

PK Colleran

"There are people who write, but I think they’re quite different from people who must write."

Harper Lee

Writer, translator, seeker

Editor of Landscape of the Soul by Hipólito Sánchez and Words Matter by Jorge Waxemberg

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  • Darkos2 months ago

    Beautiful!

  • Julie Lacksonen3 months ago

    Beautiful! Your chosen photo is perfect. Congrats on your win!! 💜

  • Imola Tóth3 months ago

    You really captured time in the tiniest place possible! Congrats on your win! I'm glad I stumbled upon this haiku (even if it took me so long).

  • Tiffany Harrisabout a year ago

    You took me on a journey and it was only for a moment. Congrats on your win!

  • Hannah Mooreabout a year ago

    Ooph. I always say I'm a bit unmoved by haiku...except when they hit.

  • Muraliabout a year ago

    HAIKU is a greatest form of poetic expression that uses few words to capture a moment or idea.

  • Wow! Congratulations on well deserved Top story and First place!🎉🎉🎉

  • Mackenzie Davis2 years ago

    Incredible. I see both optimism in smallness and hopelessness in what always happens.

  • J.M. Powell3 years ago

    It makes me think about how powerful a life is and can be even though a lifetime is just a small blip in eternity. It's beautiful.

  • Nice piece ✨💖😉Congratulations🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉✨🎉🎉

  • Linda Rivenbark3 years ago

    Brilliant!!!

  • Mohamed Jakkath3 years ago

    Your haiku titled "Precious Moment" by PK Colleran is a beautiful and poignant description of a fleeting moment in nature. The imagery of the golden dewdrop reflecting sunlight before it evaporates is both vivid and evocative, and the use of such simple language and structure in the haiku format is impressive. Congratulations on winning first place in the Time Capsule Haiku Challenge with this stunning piece of writing.Thank you for sharing your work with me and giving me the opportunity to read and appreciate your artistry. It's always a pleasure to encounter talented writers and be inspired by their creations. If you have any other writing you'd like to share, I'd be delighted to read it.

  • Sarah Wilcox3 years ago

    Simply brilliant. 👏🫶🏻

  • AGB3 years ago

    Congratulations 👏

  • Lamar Wiggins3 years ago

    Congrats! I’m so happy for you. This was a well deserved win!

  • Akii3 years ago

    congragulation

  • J. S. Wade3 years ago

    Congratulations! Your haiku captured a amazing moment in time. You observation and skill in relating it to words is amazing. Kudo’s.

  • Chloe Gilholy3 years ago

    I love the imagery

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    Congrats on 1 st , well deserve, Bravo

  • Dan Gee3 years ago

    Best comp winner I've seen. Literally everything I love about the format.

  • Robbie Cheadle3 years ago

    This is an exceptional haiku. Congratulations on your win.

  • Holly Pheni3 years ago

    Congratulations! This is gorgeous!

  • Gustavo Noguera3 years ago

    Congrats Dear Patricia.

  • Gina C.3 years ago

    Congratulations on the win, Patricia!! Well done!! 😍😍

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