early bus—
catching my reflection
in the police van window

 

 

previously published in 3Lights, September 2009

Published by

Helen Buckingham

Helen Buckingham lives in Wells, UK. Her work appears regularly in journals and anthologies including: Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, Modern Haiku, Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years (W.W. Norton, 2013) and nada annunaad: an anthology of contemporary world haiku (Vishwakarma Publications, 2016). She won first prize in the Martin Lucas Award, 2016. Her most recent collection is the Touchstone Award shortlisted sanguinella (Red Moon Press, 2017).

5 thoughts on “”

  1. early bus—
    catching my reflection
    in the police van window

    Helen Buckingham

    For some the daily routine is a bus to work, or for some other purpose, while for others it's the early visit to criminal courts. Life goes on in all its forms.

    There are other layers to this haiku as well, so I hope readers come back to this excellently crafted haiku.

    Alan

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