unsent letters to Santa
in my childhood drawer
--Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
What is the allure of this haiku? what makes it a first place winner from among twenty two others? I think the surprise of Line 3; Line one seems to be happening, very much so in present, the countdown at Christmas time is quite infectious, its there in our faces and our ears, the media makes sure we get caught up. The bargains, the discounts, the prompts the constant bombardment, to lists and gifts and giving.
Line One is our phrase, with a cutter added, so we pause. We pause, in the present scheme of the countdown.
Then, only to be dished the surprise of yesteryears , cleverly hidden in the her fragment; the era of childhood and not of womanhood as we first assumed.
A little seventeen syallable wonder which endeared the other players to her placement
Well done Arvinder
-gillena cox
Caribbean Kigo Kukai - founder/coordinator
Haiku prompt "countdown to Christmas" revisit the results for this kukai
