For Frank Tassone’s weekly haikai challenge

last night

the lane was stretched across with worm cords

glistening in moonlight

slow-moving traffic

badger-feast

rain patters on the lane

pale ribbon in moonglow

tempting the long lombrics

pinkly wetly

out of the sodden earth

no moon shines

on these damp fields

waiting for more rain

but the earthworms still pursue

their sacred route