Alan Peat
Long Weekend
The lawns have not yet parched. Bird’s-foot trefoil dots them with splashes of buttery yellow. Look closer and you’ll see low creeping clover and the delicate pink of field madder. The quince fruits are young and fine-haired; the figs will ripen when we’re long gone.
head down
looking for
four-leaf clover—
shadows of passing birds
crossing the grass
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. In 2021 he placed third in the International Golden Triangle Haiku contest and second in the New Zealand International Haiku contest.