Alan Peat

Snapshot. Diameter 21 7/8 in.

Tree peonies, chrysanthemums, hollyhocks, a pond with ducks and lotuses. Elsewhere a pomegranate tree and a boy with a parasol. Behind glass in humidity-controlled cabinets, the circumscribed worlds of cinnabar lacquer.

low light
a bird's wing follows
the rim of a dish

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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.