Alan Peat

Hydra

I live on an island of baked stones. Here, even the shadows of olive trees weep. My love has slipped away. She is lost among the pages of a ballottine of suns. 

airport novel
the brown stain of pressed
bougainvillea

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About the Author

Alan Peat is a UK-based poet and author. His work has featured in Frogpond, Mayfly, Heliosparrow, The Heron’s Nest, Presence, Hedgerow, and Blithe Spirit, among others. He was runner-up in the 2021 British Haiku Society’s Ken and Norah Jones Haibun Award and joint third-place winner in the 2022 Time Haiku ekphrastic haibun contest.