Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Six Yorkshire Haiku

wooid stack'd
ahint t'shed
oe'er-ran wi' bahndweed

wheeir t'muck-stacks were
lush trees nah grow
on t'illside

hot efternooin
sheep on t'fells kip
bi a stoan

river agate —
ducks on t'igh bank
waddle i' a lahne

med blahnd
bi t'low Jan'ry sun
Paris ti Hades

ower t'M1
a breet-een'd kestrel
'ovvers

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 10th March 2002

Publications

2002 YDS Summer Bulletin (UK)
2004 Aesthetica (UK)
2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

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