English Original
Easter Wedding
the chauffeur in a tangle
with the umbrella
Presence ,44, 2011
Alan Summers
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
復活節婚禮
司機和一把雨傘
糾纏在一起
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
复活节婚礼
司机和一把雨伞
纠缠在一起
Bio Sketch
Alan Summers is President of the United Haiku and Tanka Society, and co-founder of Call of the Page. He enjoys watching classic episodes of Dr. Who, all over again, as his ten year old nephew has discovered them for himself. Website: www.callofthepage.org
Easter is one of the popular times to have a wedding, and where everything needs to be perfect, but it’s also the Spring season with its sometimes wide and varied mix of weather conditions. The scene is set for the various family and friends to pour into the church. A Rolls Royce pulls into a side street, out of sight. The weather is picking up, the bride is holding her dress down, there are no helpers. The driver tries to manage an umbrella as it’s starting to rain. The wedding party is unaware that the main guest is struggling, and her driver is trying to do the work of several brides maids, unsuccessfully. One event (a wedding) and two aspects of that wedding...
ReplyDelete-- excerpted from "To the Lighthouse: The Unseen Go-Between in Haiku" written by Alan Summers and accessed at http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.com/2023/04/to-lighthouse-unseen-go-between-in-haiku.html
This is a fresh and ligthhearted Easter haiku with a special focus on "hai" aspect.
A delightfully bright and breezy haiku from Alan!
ReplyDeleteThank you. What was surprising, is that no one spotted the bride and chauffeur, down a side street. Nothing suspicious of course, and the male driver, unless it was her father in disguise, needed any help. I didn't want to pry further, so a fun mystery.
DeleteI guess when everyone is suited and booted for a wedding, once the rain starts it’s every man for himself in the dash for cover. That poor bride!
DeleteBtw we are going to a family wedding here in Ireland tomorrow and we’ll be taking an umbrella just in case !