Christmas Eve, 2008

Christmas Eve morning
do I really need any
last minute shopping?

© gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 24th December 2008

Publications

2008 Winter Haiku (Internet)
2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Linking to the Christmas Bloghop at Lunch Break

(d2)

January rain
under the willow tree
daffodils emerge

words & picture © gerald england, 2008

Composed: Gee Cross, 20th January 2008

Publications

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)
2008 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(b21)

modern arch
and perpendicular
the city lives

© gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 4th June 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b19)

pup's first walkies
the elderly tourist
common ground

words & picture © gerald england, 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 28th May 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

First Morning

FIRST MORNING

having woken, coffeed,
walked the dog -
overcoat over pyjamas -,
we draw curtains
to a girl riding by
where the bridle path
skirts our field;
the wind blows
from the motorway;
the rain comes
over the railway line;
here we wait
to hitch ourselves
onto the new year

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Ackworth, 1st January 1984

Publications

1988 QUADRA PROJECT: TEN POSTCARDS (Detroit Art Workshops)
1994 Green's Magazine (Canada)
1998 Black Creek Review (USA)
1998 Black Creek Review (Internet)

Funeral

FUNERAL

He would have been buried
two days ago
but Christmas intervened
I watched them bury him
in the New Cemetery
on the village outskirts
He booked his spot there
when it was opened twenty years ago
For twelve years
his has been the only empty grave
He helped to lay the track
of the railway line
that ran behind the graveyard
The line of the track
makes a good footpath
The embankment is fine for viewing
his funeral from
He used to play dominoes
in the Boot each Saturday night
I took his place
the day he died
We won every game we played

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 30th December 1973

Publications

1976 MEETINGS AT THE MOOR'S EDGE (West Kirkby, Headland)
1988 Waterways (USA)
1993 Pomes (UK)
2004 Curlew (UK)

[3e]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 10th October 1973

Publication

1990 The Yellow Pages (USA)

[3d]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 4th October 1973

Publication

2005 World Haiku Review (Internet)

[4k]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 25th September 1973

Publications

1976 MEETINGS AT THE MOOR'S EDGE (West Kirkby, Headland)
1981 DADDYCATION (Ashton under Lyne, New Hope International)
1982 Interstate (USA)
1993 FOUR SQUARE REPLAY (Leeds, Krax)

[3c]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 10th August 1973

Publications

1976 MEETINGS AT THE MOOR'S EDGE (West Kirkby, Headland)
1985 Printed Matter (Japan)

[6d]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 9th August 1973

Publication

1986 Channels (USA)

[4g]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 2nd August 1973

Publications

1982 Interstate (USA)
1993 FOUR SQUARE REPLAY (Leeds, Krax)

[9d]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 1st August 1973

Publications

1982 Interstate (USA)
1984 The Old Police Station (UK)

[3b]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 7th July 1973

Publication

1982 Interstate (USA)

5g

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 3rd July 1973

Publication

1991 The Haiku Quaterly (UK)

[6c]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 3rd July 1973

Publication

1993 JEWELS & BINOCULARS (Exeter/Plymouth, Stride/Westwords)

[8d]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 1st July 1973

Publications

1974 Osiris (USA)
1976 MEETINGS AT THE MOOR'S EDGE (West Kirkby, Headland)

[34af]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 30th June 1973

Publication

1993 FOUR SQUARE REPLAY (Leeds, Krax)

[5f]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 30th June 1973

Publication

1990 Catalyst (USA)

[6b]

© Gerald England

Composed: Ackworth, 22nd June 1973

Publication

2005 World Haiku Review (Internet)