autumn light
the school garden scarecrow
wears a tutu

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Brad Bennett

Brad Bennett has published three collections of haiku with Red Moon Press, a drop of pond (2016),a turn in the river (2019), and a box of feathers (2022). a drop of pond won a Touchstone Distinguished Book Award from the Haiku Foundation.

7 thoughts on “”

  1. Brad, this is lovely. It's about fall, though, right? Scarecrow, tutu…. all makes me think of the beginning of a new school year in the fall.

  2. Lovely ku with the blend of beautiful images! Scarecrow wearing tutu (costume of a female ballet dancer) is an extension of artistic imagination.

    winter morning
    the scarecrow with
    a snow-cap

    Pravat Kumar Padhy
    Publication Credit: Brass Bell Haiku, December 2014

  3. I love it, Brad. I work in a nursery school/kindergarten and this really made me smile.

    Kids don't worry about what's sensible or appropriate attire for a particular season. If they think the scarecrow should wear a tutu and it's autumn, so bit it!

    I guess this could also be read as a statement about gender expectation. A fine haiku.

    marion

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