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Karen Peterson Butterworth

Karen Peterson Butterworth lives in Otaki, a small town with a strong Maori presence and community spirit. She writes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, has had haiku published in six countries including New Zealand, and been placed in competitions in four of these. She especially enjoys writing haiku about human nature, some of which are senryu, and some not. Contact Karen.

  
southerly storm
we give the old ewe a hand
with her last triplet
shy girl in the doorway
impaled on ranks
of friendly eyes
  
strewn on the road
a six-pack of beer
and a teddy bear
  
adventure playground
grandma is stuck
in the fort's entrance

  

Playboy magazine

between the playmate's breasts
a squashed cockroach
  
wedding photo -
towering over the groom
the bride's son
  
floating
round the jetty's end -
marigolds and a condom
  
harvesting pears
all the street's children
arrive to help
  
tngrs
bhnd th bk shds -
txtg
  
moon eclipse
meeting our shy neighbour
for the first time

 

Publication notes:
southerly storm: Haiku-with-cello performance sequence, selected by Cyril Childs, Haiku Festival Aotearoa 2005.
shy girl in the doorway: RawNervz (Canada) 1998.
strewn on the road: Valley Micropress (NZ) V1 no 9, 1998.
adventure playground: Bravado (NZ) 2005.
Playboy magazine: Kokako (NZ) 2003.
wedding photo: a savage gathering, NZPS Anthology, 2002.
floating: Valley Micropress, V1 no 11, 1998.
harvesting: Yellow Moon (Aus) no 10, Summer 2001.
tngrs: Haiku Presence (UK) No 25, 2005.
moon eclipse: Kusamakura Competition anthology, Japan.

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