haiga


flash of yellow
a butterfly headbutts me
in my work break

 

 

 

 

Previously published in Bath Spa University Students and alumni magazine (2008)

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Alan Summers

Alan Summers has been filmed by NHK Television (Japan) for the feature “Europe meets Japan - Alan's Haiku Journey.” He’s a Trailblazer Contest 2024 winner for an experimental haikai verse, and a winner of the Bournemouth Writing Festival 2024 (Poetry and Flash Fiction) for haibun. His current passion is retrospective recipes including 1970s France, Britain, and Italy. Alan is the founding editor of The Pan Haiku Review: https://www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haiku-review/

11 thoughts on “haiga”

  4. Hi Alan – I LOVE the phrase “butterfly headbutts” – it’s a real feelgood haiga – great stuff!

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  6. Love this. You gave me my laugh of the day!

    gobsmacked
    by a drunken butterfly
    Alan buys a helmet :-)

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    1. I probably should. ;-) I was also hit by a pipistrelle bat crossing the bridge! If you google Bradford on Avon Bridge and select google images, you'll see where. ;-)

      Alan

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