tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86257917507790696522024-03-14T15:56:19.969+00:00Gerald England: Collected Poetical Works Gerald (Ackworth born)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10972748175799683560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-85624792977392729952020-07-02T19:35:00.000+01:002020-07-02T19:35:09.631+01:00Living through lockdown<br />
Living through lockdown<br />
<br />
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I cannot shout at the supermoon<br />
because I cough.<br />
I cannot fly a banner in the air<br />
but I can collect the hope<br />
and spread an arc of colour.<br />
I hear the dogs bark<br />
and see the cats wink.<br />
My beard grows long<br />
and sharp toenails prick consciousness.<br />
I shall sleep in the thunder<br />
awake in the new normal.<br />
I will love you from a distance<br />
never touching with my fingers<br />
that dry and wither in the heat.<br />
My memories are of pictures<br />
etched in the sands of time.<br />
The masks will be torn down<br />
and the wheels will spin.<br />
One day we will hug and kiss again.<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 26th June 2020<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-91696146769285816802019-12-25T15:36:00.000+00:002020-07-02T19:27:51.496+01:00Needing more Cosmos<br />
<br />
In memory of <a href="https://ackworthborn.blogspot.com/2018/07/steve-sneyd-1941-2018-in-memoriam.html" target="_blank">Steve Sneyd</a><br />
<br />
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<br />
Deepening wind and light<br />
accelerating by yet captured<br />
in a moment of reflection<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 23rd December 2019<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2020 <a href="https://www.cosmopoetry.ro/2019cosmopoetryinternationals/2-panorama/" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="https://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="new">Weekend Reflections</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-28859625773182110602018-04-13T21:47:00.004+01:002018-04-13T21:49:43.555+01:00Red October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14AoKHyfwv_3FNgr7um-0yPqmmVTT3OV6wPRTqe6t3xlLlQE1dxD427nmx1L-gd1ETwR9o4-XKLgisokR0hgb64VKwaNSZm5e8v4-RSrbCshY7mIbbF9JYZ0bIT4X579KmhDv8ury6RI/s1600/red+october.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14AoKHyfwv_3FNgr7um-0yPqmmVTT3OV6wPRTqe6t3xlLlQE1dxD427nmx1L-gd1ETwR9o4-XKLgisokR0hgb64VKwaNSZm5e8v4-RSrbCshY7mIbbF9JYZ0bIT4X579KmhDv8ury6RI/s400/red+october.jpg" width="400" height="322" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1287" /></a></div><br />
Red October<br />
<br />
Remnants of Hurricane Ophelia<br />
draws air full of Saharan dust <br />
and debris from forest fires <br />
in Spain and Portugal.<br />
A bright sun struggles<br />
to break through.<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed, Hyde, 16th October 2017<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2018 <a href="http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/ciretastrop/" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-34958146118406321912017-04-14T18:00:00.000+01:002017-04-14T18:26:09.126+01:00Spooky astroku<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHx4t3XViCaZNZB49bRdvtJHdXDRp70-3kYK2q7RS9x1LrZX5mHD4oEvbiYk4cSVK405c3021RgsoFQkNP3fASnp8R3-NAWW78UUoCqgJpeBS8WEXFYYKy9V1YQVJSBdUQ8E2JYBMnuk/s1600/astrohaiga005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHx4t3XViCaZNZB49bRdvtJHdXDRp70-3kYK2q7RS9x1LrZX5mHD4oEvbiYk4cSVK405c3021RgsoFQkNP3fASnp8R3-NAWW78UUoCqgJpeBS8WEXFYYKy9V1YQVJSBdUQ8E2JYBMnuk/s400/astrohaiga005.jpg"></a></div><br />
well beyond the light<br />
twenty-two miles a second<br />
Spooky* whizzes by<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed, Hyde, 1st November 2015<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2016 <a href="http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/throughthelight/" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<br />
2016 <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/through-light.html" target="new">Ackworth born gone West</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
* Spooky is a reference to the comet/asteroid that passed by the Earth in 2015.<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-85268330736441304012016-09-18T09:00:00.000+01:002019-12-25T15:42:33.446+00:00Lost Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
LOST WEEKEND<br />
<br />
changing cossies<br />
in the boot of the car<br />
parents keep guard<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed Llandudno, 18th September 2015<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2015 <a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4684898" target="new">Geograph</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://wanderbox.org/" target="new">WanderBox</a> is a custom-built, portable contemporary art space presented by artist Jo Marsh, offering residencies to both established and emerging visual artists in a wide variety of locations and settings. The project hosts exhibitions of contemporary visual art, and serves as a base for performance and participatory practice.<br />
<br />
For <a href="http://www.llawn.org/llawn-events/wanderbox/" target="new">LLAWN03</a> the WanderBox residency was taken up by local artist <a href="http://wanderbox.org/antonia-dewhurst/" target="new">Antonia Dewhurst</a> with "Lost Weekend" which arose after a young photography student in 2014 found an undeveloped film in a secondhand camera. Processing revealed 8 poignant photos of a 1970s family holiday in Llandudno and Llanfairfechan.<br />
<br />
Visitors to an empty shop in Vaughn Street next to the Mostyn Art Gallery were encouraged to look through the photographs and write their own responses to them. The above was my personal contribution in response to one of the photographs.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-40761832744161381052016-06-08T18:55:00.000+01:002016-06-08T19:00:17.753+01:00Quiet evening in Blackpool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9QjlfY7YsK2j3R-qAUvIY-HaIQgfNazWW651dxUalC5v5kIkkpnxHddVNaSxitC1KrqK_yOuqn4e2UDb6XJYHyPxpndxuglo_AfPAyTUFtvRB4jP6m21K976EhxVYptVnQMuqxEsgEk/s1600/660e17fe7b5a3598e5865171e24716b0_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9QjlfY7YsK2j3R-qAUvIY-HaIQgfNazWW651dxUalC5v5kIkkpnxHddVNaSxitC1KrqK_yOuqn4e2UDb6XJYHyPxpndxuglo_AfPAyTUFtvRB4jP6m21K976EhxVYptVnQMuqxEsgEk/s640/660e17fe7b5a3598e5865171e24716b0_large.jpg" /></a></div><br />
QUIET EVENING IN BLACKPOOL<br />
<br />
over Blackpool's North Pier<br />
out of clouds <br />
the sun's rays spread -<br />
two seagulls perch <br />
on the promenade guard rail <br />
as a third flies over.<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed, Hyde, 8th May 2014<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2014 <a href="http://sithenah.aminus3.com/image/2014-05-08.html" target="new">sithenah</a>.<br />
<br />
A contribution to <br />
<a href="http://waterysonglines.blogspot.com.au/" target="new">Wednesday Waters</a>;<br />
<a href="http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.co.uk/" target="new">Good Fences</a>;<br />
<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-60614139130903371322016-04-22T09:35:00.001+01:002016-06-08T18:55:29.298+01:00for Martin Lucasfor Martin Lucas<br />
<br />
in our presence<br />
another grain of sand<br />
passes through<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 15th April 2014<br />
<br />
<u>Unpublished</u><div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-13755695877313499382016-02-12T00:00:00.000+00:002016-02-11T18:26:17.360+00:00Astrohaiga 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtPKSayiPXO_gIJlZDvV_S2ILyGW9WycHhI_X3Rp7JSUKePFKspf5C1V9SmFVp0Ru19AQiAq6QVg-1E-UFcse14kR3YV7R2pIXIyGVyHSI7FIn0h00TqJkg7IoY9vR5Ho8yOARNFUBb4/s1600/astrohaiga004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtPKSayiPXO_gIJlZDvV_S2ILyGW9WycHhI_X3Rp7JSUKePFKspf5C1V9SmFVp0Ru19AQiAq6QVg-1E-UFcse14kR3YV7R2pIXIyGVyHSI7FIn0h00TqJkg7IoY9vR5Ho8yOARNFUBb4/s400/astrohaiga004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
evening energy reaches out across sand and silent sea<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 15th May 2013<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2013 <a href="http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/challengegam2013/3.html" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-34565967502871402692015-12-11T00:00:00.000+00:002015-12-10T18:22:55.957+00:00Astrohaiga 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZhvCj8KFrmMQCXQiU7aabkDl7W9onPAcPFcGLaIC91grWf1upSEKFyPl9w27vqO2ZFe4NldHq85V2rcs9IuWR5TdBPk7n2KrrtCCDvlyPl48auuxtWefpDNa-kfYq4Z4PJ-cNDHSr_4/s1600/astrohaiga003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZhvCj8KFrmMQCXQiU7aabkDl7W9onPAcPFcGLaIC91grWf1upSEKFyPl9w27vqO2ZFe4NldHq85V2rcs9IuWR5TdBPk7n2KrrtCCDvlyPl48auuxtWefpDNa-kfYq4Z4PJ-cNDHSr_4/s400/astrohaiga003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
above and below the long abandoned jetty sky and sea<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 15th May 2013<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2013 <a href="http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/311-awb-blog/dark/astropoetry/2290-above-and-below.html" target="new">Astronomy without borders</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-34366813099761757622015-10-16T13:45:00.000+01:002015-10-16T13:49:50.452+01:00Astrohaiga 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1zULe-71ZLHFRLtsSUClNma90rODowGMh4_jmSZ6ZXA1cPYftbFwMU8liPitTBdK3V2FaUgnO0ykVqUVwEciJnJ78cNjaijf8HPg2vFQBz5aqfeJy3nF3FrV-wcJhG8flJi0XLUf2rE/s1600/astrohaiga002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1zULe-71ZLHFRLtsSUClNma90rODowGMh4_jmSZ6ZXA1cPYftbFwMU8liPitTBdK3V2FaUgnO0ykVqUVwEciJnJ78cNjaijf8HPg2vFQBz5aqfeJy3nF3FrV-wcJhG8flJi0XLUf2rE/s400/astrohaiga002.jpg" /></a></div><br />
August evening<br />
so many colours<br />
so many swirls<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 15th May 2013<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2013 <a href="http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/challengegam2013/3.html" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-75775887657775187382015-09-04T06:00:00.000+01:002015-09-04T06:00:08.504+01:00Astrohaiga 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9byNVoYUhqDF71ZSU4u1CStz5jy0yuqlCTsAEzkbofva4IA0_snxomxjjeHSB0vfswfBOBp2SGuS239CHcmrLTKxutdw2XY32MPIYV34IrHJKv_HMYA10Cffyz_cXCS-nIy-wsVaVoKQ/s1600/astrohaiga001x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9byNVoYUhqDF71ZSU4u1CStz5jy0yuqlCTsAEzkbofva4IA0_snxomxjjeHSB0vfswfBOBp2SGuS239CHcmrLTKxutdw2XY32MPIYV34IrHJKv_HMYA10Cffyz_cXCS-nIy-wsVaVoKQ/s400/astrohaiga001x.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
as the tide rolls out<br />
temporary pools reflect<br />
the lowering sun<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 15th May 2013<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2013 <a href="http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/challengegam2013/1.html" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <br />
<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>;<br />
<a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="new">Weekend Reflections</a>;<br />
<a href="http://scenicweekends.blogspot.com.au/" target="new">Scenic Weekends</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-58153223960770548032015-08-21T20:45:00.000+01:002015-08-21T20:47:57.942+01:00i.m. Hortensia Andersoni.m. Hortensia Anderson<br />
<br />
your notes from new york<br />
across the wide atlantic<br />
the rain still falls<br />
<br />
© gerald england<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 30th May 2012 ·<br />
<br />
<u>Unpublished</u> <div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-90841238092499855642015-07-25T20:07:00.000+01:002015-07-25T20:07:28.349+01:00senryu (d71)<br />
<br />
cabaret singer<br />
in her bingo dress<br />
eyes down look in<br />
<br />
© gerald england<br />
<br />
Composed: St Annes on Sea, 11th April 2012<br />
<br />
<u>Unpublished</u><div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-60882336268970133682015-06-20T15:00:00.003+01:002015-06-20T15:01:04.200+01:00GiftGIFT<br />
<br />
my son brings me<br />
lucozade and chocolate<br />
at the hospital<br />
<br />
© gerald england<br />
<br />
Composed: Ashton under Lyne, 16th October 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2011 GIFT (Spalding, British Haiku Society)<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-53003803384667933522015-05-24T20:40:00.000+01:002015-05-24T20:42:31.000+01:00haiku (d69)<br />
<br />
over Ridge Hill<br />
the sun rises slowly<br />
from my hospital bed<br />
<br />
© gerald england<br />
<br />
Composed: Ashton under Lyne, 15th October 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
<a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/another-week-another-hospital.html" target="new">Ackworth Born, Gone West</a> (Internet)<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-3328323940755769022015-04-28T09:00:00.000+01:002015-04-28T09:24:18.140+01:00haiku (d68)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamxBvk4WWF-NBlG9kPnrYSk-wd9cmg3791FpktcAiAV6pbP0x5UW1tKS7G2pB_yeBHpGwYw0HX2WRAqz8V0wXFN-WSKs1LId1lYlrlOCY1X19gBQLqb2a29yWrpaLm9BpWVk-JYfGksib/s1600/viewfromcharnley.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamxBvk4WWF-NBlG9kPnrYSk-wd9cmg3791FpktcAiAV6pbP0x5UW1tKS7G2pB_yeBHpGwYw0HX2WRAqz8V0wXFN-WSKs1LId1lYlrlOCY1X19gBQLqb2a29yWrpaLm9BpWVk-JYfGksib/s400/viewfromcharnley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659670617691427858" border="0" /></a><br />
<br />
leaves and leaves<br />
that rustle raucously<br />
in the night wind<br />
<br />
© GERALD ENGLAND<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 4th October 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2011 <a href="http://spadsky-hydedailyphoto.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/abc-wednesday-l-is-for-leaves.html" target="new">Hyde DP Xtra</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://nfmacro.blogspot.se/" target="new">NF Trees and Bushes</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-83506067852097940552015-03-27T15:20:00.000+00:002015-03-27T15:22:21.874+00:00August Riots (2011)AUGUST RIOTS<br />
<br />
Saturday as London riots<br />
Manchester boasts it is riot-free<br />
though some fear to celebrate<br />
<br />
Sunday in Salford<br />
and Manchester City Centre<br />
a mad mob mobilizes<br />
<br />
Wanton destruction<br />
Miss Selfridge's torched<br />
lots of looting<br />
<br />
Monday morning<br />
an army of citizens gather<br />
armed with brooms<br />
<br />
Outside Starbucks<br />
free coffee for volunteers<br />
cleaning the streets<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8oJajWK8hPROQ2Ay3-4VKvDWu4-P70VOfl_hJNhQd2M4obiXSkKWL98dL6f-l0dXcu8F0iJ1_DkDS1-YuT4KfgcSZdSzjFrntu5B7Rgmg9zmJU5gs8j2DbUQXXUJhpGs_kig92ZCLGo/s1600/augustriots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8oJajWK8hPROQ2Ay3-4VKvDWu4-P70VOfl_hJNhQd2M4obiXSkKWL98dL6f-l0dXcu8F0iJ1_DkDS1-YuT4KfgcSZdSzjFrntu5B7Rgmg9zmJU5gs8j2DbUQXXUJhpGs_kig92ZCLGo/s400/augustriots.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Wednesday afternoon sun <br />
fountains play in Piccadilly Gardens<br />
families having fun<br />
<br />
The trams trundle<br />
down Market Street<br />
thronged with shoppers<br />
<br />
Only a few boarded up windows<br />
remain to remind us<br />
of a sad Sunday.<br />
<br />
© GERALD ENGLAND<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 28th August 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2011 <i>Ol' Chanty - Chanticleer Online</i> (Internet)<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-90232820434842182832015-02-27T09:30:00.000+00:002015-02-27T09:41:48.891+00:00Jodrell Bank Observatory Haiga<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5M8zDOnyApP0noq9ECBO0T8nKHU3g_yPxpSFVNydBxt0gU8lvg78Ov7uGSi_mi_NpTWu29nz7cBD5tGN7Rw1ICAr86C5GfzzMRKwPs6zrhWrqQD6Y8WXa2e3WLRfG0o51mzqHJxUU3U/s1600/04231gejodrellbank1977.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5M8zDOnyApP0noq9ECBO0T8nKHU3g_yPxpSFVNydBxt0gU8lvg78Ov7uGSi_mi_NpTWu29nz7cBD5tGN7Rw1ICAr86C5GfzzMRKwPs6zrhWrqQD6Y8WXa2e3WLRfG0o51mzqHJxUU3U/s400/04231gejodrellbank1977.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
my father<br />
the long distance runner<br />
next to Copernicus<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 3rd April 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Publications</u><br />
<br />
2011 <a href="http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/expeditiontoelgrantelescopio/3therealmoftelescopes/" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<br />
2011 <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/realm-of-telescopes.html" target="new">Ackworth Born, Gone West</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to:<br />
<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>;<br />
<a href="http://blackandwhiteweekend.blogspot.co.uk/" target="new">The Weekend in Black and White</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-63546503626023374042015-02-13T11:45:00.000+00:002015-02-13T11:48:09.565+00:00Valentine cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONKaizjF2O4w5r2pel4hxx53dBvJXHTUA507SVbhP9jxMIbgpuEB9p6PPcjBRjsd-tLIhTN2kQnVtuMxAXcoAaD9KDXteYrSSE1K_Z7R-2Nx0uAdIpLrZr7oko3Occh-Qk5nRnVvIx0k/s1600/wild'scards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONKaizjF2O4w5r2pel4hxx53dBvJXHTUA507SVbhP9jxMIbgpuEB9p6PPcjBRjsd-tLIhTN2kQnVtuMxAXcoAaD9KDXteYrSSE1K_Z7R-2Nx0uAdIpLrZr7oko3Occh-Qk5nRnVvIx0k/s400/wild'scards.jpg" /></a></div><br />
VALENTINE CARDS<br />
<br />
On Hyde Market<br />
Valentine cards - fifty pence<br />
or three for a pound!<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 14th February 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Unpublished</u><div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-78978686267265066062015-01-16T00:00:00.000+00:002015-01-16T00:00:01.418+00:00tanka 45 (Solar eclipse 2011)<br />
<br />
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheofrjzfnwPzqKEvarPBDAOu0mMWlcnPFbRse9sOl1_9HogEujep9iLHSSQXhmWTrIRN-zkOJSDQOrPPo3pThkI6TJXs9lbQnonQG8vCjKr2VQnsLbfvGFm3xdfqMsyUAfjKkjXfBnFnc/s1600/1703afazacas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheofrjzfnwPzqKEvarPBDAOu0mMWlcnPFbRse9sOl1_9HogEujep9iLHSSQXhmWTrIRN-zkOJSDQOrPPo3pThkI6TJXs9lbQnonQG8vCjKr2VQnsLbfvGFm3xdfqMsyUAfjKkjXfBnFnc/s400/1703afazacas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586913268262747186" /></a><center><b>Pse 2011 In Magurele (Romania)</b> photograph © <i>Andreea Fazacas</i></center><br />
an eclipse tonight<br />
posted a friend on Facebook<br />
but by then too late<br />
out of my window blackness<br />
others' visions seen online<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 16th January 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Publications</u><br />
<br />
2010 <a href="http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/2011pse/" target="new">Cosmopoetry</a> (Internet)<br />
2010 <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/abc-wednesday-j-is-for-january-2011.html" target="new">Ackworth born, gone West</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-56979804092575127362015-01-02T00:00:00.000+00:002015-01-02T00:00:03.307+00:00Haiga for Leslie Moon<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_8ekSD0GVOECpeVKOjqqAXWLPmFLUTkmN5SY-dZlsJSCVNy6QtPi3RXAoNmx26bDYXnG78e6EPbBknSFz3_8jLSMpWQ5zQHEh03wECn49cs3Z0GJc7mnTe4bDbWlbIjQqXjVqEvNn1o/s1600/leslie_moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_8ekSD0GVOECpeVKOjqqAXWLPmFLUTkmN5SY-dZlsJSCVNy6QtPi3RXAoNmx26bDYXnG78e6EPbBknSFz3_8jLSMpWQ5zQHEh03wECn49cs3Z0GJc7mnTe4bDbWlbIjQqXjVqEvNn1o/s400/leslie_moon.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><br />
words © Gerald England; image © Leslie Moon<br />
<br />
glimmer of light<br />
behind dark clouds<br />
a storm brews<br />
<br />
© gerald england<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 3rd January 2011<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2010 <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/haiga-for-leslie-moon.html" target="new">Ackworth born, gone West</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-18813758506691067142014-12-24T00:00:00.000+00:002014-12-24T00:00:04.681+00:00haiga X<br />
<br />
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdyWCd2XpUMM3Kaqd0r8VYuoaIN0djnKsU2xgyhpcNWsOcxOwPNklf3-SBfW4sCiWugyh3uMY7Vibf9kgohaqD56UqOQTB32PoyWURLBqxws-TwUOnFKWqDe0xNK_m3V9zbCL7hOdJq0/s1600/tenkisses.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdyWCd2XpUMM3Kaqd0r8VYuoaIN0djnKsU2xgyhpcNWsOcxOwPNklf3-SBfW4sCiWugyh3uMY7Vibf9kgohaqD56UqOQTB32PoyWURLBqxws-TwUOnFKWqDe0xNK_m3V9zbCL7hOdJq0/s400/tenkisses.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555482640680921138" /></a><br />
ten kisses<br />
mark the spot<br />
unknown<br />
<br />
© 2010 gerald england<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 29th December 2010<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2010 <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/abc-wednesday-x.html" target="new">Ackworth born, gone West</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/" target="new">ABC Wednesday</a>.<br />
<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-90065807576861769272014-12-07T00:00:00.000+00:002014-12-07T16:46:36.936+00:00In A Strange Church<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6bT-ULQRzd12fIIlbq6Zeyc2smOR5qOjixNOkwbZpjgTO53-sZCuBMPhHyI1U96vbh06l8aIp-Ud59l3K8H7SshzvtxFO0F8KcHY60FYlussGE1yjBt6LeXYPRGLMWaT3quCXJ3elwfw/s1600/jersey027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6bT-ULQRzd12fIIlbq6Zeyc2smOR5qOjixNOkwbZpjgTO53-sZCuBMPhHyI1U96vbh06l8aIp-Ud59l3K8H7SshzvtxFO0F8KcHY60FYlussGE1yjBt6LeXYPRGLMWaT3quCXJ3elwfw/s400/jersey027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718706427752545602" /></a><br />
<br />
IN A STRANGE CHURCH<br />
<br />
In a strange church<br />
I sing the hymns<br />
and mouth the prayers.<br />
<br />
I learn the name of the preacher’s son<br />
and of his wife<br />
and how his father died<br />
and where he worked<br />
I hear of where his son<br />
is now honeymooning<br />
and how five years ago<br />
he changed the way he worked.<br />
<br />
After the service<br />
three or four people<br />
say “Good Morning”.<br />
<br />
None ask me who I am.<br />
I leave as quietly as I arrived.<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: St Ouen, Jersey, 3rd October 2010<br />
<br />
<u>Unpublished</u><br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.co.uk/" target="new">Inspired Sundays</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-13426194548829640952014-11-21T00:00:00.000+00:002014-11-20T20:17:16.474+00:00(d63) september sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpA_R84NMdNwmzvzbeblDjPnAR8Lu9i2lSNgUclBE2Zx62QdCT9qnw3ClqbCaKwC7HqPJoWWLEJJxBIArkDGHy3I1x3JRLT63vELNlzBcJvaRVDOrpm-_Saht5I3HgH4zEKUqIcxhYzA/s1600/september+sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpA_R84NMdNwmzvzbeblDjPnAR8Lu9i2lSNgUclBE2Zx62QdCT9qnw3ClqbCaKwC7HqPJoWWLEJJxBIArkDGHy3I1x3JRLT63vELNlzBcJvaRVDOrpm-_Saht5I3HgH4zEKUqIcxhYzA/s640/september+sun.jpg" /></a></div><br />
september sun<br />
chasing the clouds<br />
before breakfast<br />
<br />
© gerald england<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 5th September 2010<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2010 <a href="http://4seasonshaikuautumn.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/september-sun.html" target="new">Autumn Haiku</a> (Internet)<br />
<br />
A contribution to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/" target="new">Skywatch Friday</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625791750779069652.post-92061097247668678842014-11-11T11:00:00.000+00:002014-11-11T11:33:01.096+00:00(d61)across the pond<br />
to an unknown friend<br />
fond kisses<br />
<br />
© Gerald England<br />
<br />
Composed: Hyde, 8th August 2010<br />
<br />
an entry for the Calico Cat Contest where authors were asked to compose a haiku to complement Origa's sumi-e "Sympathy. Orang-utan and Lizard".<br />
<br />
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1shAK8KxI7wZCfzisr-KziEhBfzTde0R8viS0SqQ9YzdXkU2XLHziC_D9qE9ZLym2tUA_UGmwHP1e3NpZdH8SNZkJriGzYgjxwzxnTxjmy7ecvH-NKwoFEbm1AdNeWmGBBNTU-b5F-04/s1600/OrangutanandLizardFirstPrize11CC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1shAK8KxI7wZCfzisr-KziEhBfzTde0R8viS0SqQ9YzdXkU2XLHziC_D9qE9ZLym2tUA_UGmwHP1e3NpZdH8SNZkJriGzYgjxwzxnTxjmy7ecvH-NKwoFEbm1AdNeWmGBBNTU-b5F-04/s400/OrangutanandLizardFirstPrize11CC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508578132641702706" /></a><br />
Rice paper 'Double Shuen', Japanese sumi ink, Chinese watercolours, Copyright © <a href="http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=42235" target="new">Origa </a>.<br />
<br />
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt83ONh2wWW7RyUheGPC20d203MDOoiougd0A9fTPGuFaJJ7QihiruMXACGt4ZgsidsM7nS0W0ZNkYY7OR2cJ63PEnF5LOH73aLPEzfuIHtSQvMIeUd7C9iSUnzht71Kz3mFgYdj4KwE/s1600/1732a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt83ONh2wWW7RyUheGPC20d203MDOoiougd0A9fTPGuFaJJ7QihiruMXACGt4ZgsidsM7nS0W0ZNkYY7OR2cJ63PEnF5LOH73aLPEzfuIHtSQvMIeUd7C9iSUnzht71Kz3mFgYdj4KwE/s400/1732a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508579403559548050" /></a><br />
is the Russian translation of my haiku.<br />
<br />
<u>Publication</u><br />
<br />
2010 <a href="http://ackworthborn.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/xi-calico-cat-contest-entry.html" target="new">Ackworth born, gone West</a> (Internet)<div class="blogger-post-footer">© Gerald England; all rights reserved.</div>Gerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com0