The day started in an interesting fashion when, on the way to drop Julia at work, I noticed the car in front of us come to an abrupt halt.
“That,” I said to Julia, “looks like the Aygo just hit the car in front of it.”
Two cars collide
under leafless trees
red glass sparkles
At that point the reversing lights came on and it started to reverse towards us. Fortunately it stopped before hitting us, but ended up so close that we couldn’t pull out and go round.
The driver then spent what seemed like ages exchanging details with her victim. She also waved apologetically, though not usefully.
I’m hoping that tomorrow will have less to report about the journey to work.
(The three lines of crytic verse inserted into the middle of the post, in case you are wondering, might just qualify as a haiku, thus qualifying the whole post to be called a haibun. I am so cultured these days it’s almost painful.)
Always teaching and making me laugh…Halibun?!
Always teaching me new words…Halibun? halibum?
Think of baked goods on the top shelf – high bun.
Ah.
🙂
….and then I looked it up, it may come around in a Trivia quiz.
It’s strange how many things do come round just after we learn them. 🙂
That is called seizing the moment.
🙂 Or just laziness…
That is very good! Beautifully and vividly captures what happened. Quercus, you have a talent for short expressive poetry.
I actually woke up this morning with a head full of revisions, but as you have expressed approval (even if it is too kind) I will relax. Thank you. 🙂
It is perfect just the way it is. You have a real talent for the form.
I’m blushing now…
A poetic work of art
Thank you Derrick.
I do love that haiku. Can’t write them myself.
Thank you. I find them difficult, which is why I’m having to train myself. 🙂