(m19)

pied wagtail on lawn
sleek black kitten stalking it
— not a chance

© Gerald England

Composed: Mullinavat, 1st April 1999

Publication

2000 THE ART OF HAIKU 2000 (Hyde, New Hope International)

sijo 1

In the busy waiting room at the Dental Hospital
the blonde-haired receptionist is cursing the computer;
patients losing their patience have too much pain to complain.

© Gerald England

Composed: Manchester, 16th July 1996

Publications

1997 Sijo West (USA)
1998 LIMBO TIME (Hyde, New Hope International)
2000 THE ART OF HAIKU 2000 (Hyde, New Hope International)

(g5)

above the crowd behind walls within my mind beneath the dove

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Newcastle upon Tyne, 12th May 1991

Publication

1992 THE ART OF HAIKU (Hyde, New Hope International)

(56)

senryu - she said -
demean women - should be banned
from the haiku mag

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Whitley Bay, 11th May 1991

Publication

1992 THE ART OF HAIKU (Hyde, New Hope International)

Not a Haiku

NOT A HAIKU

the simple writing

of seventeen syllables

doth not haiku make

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd February 1990

Publications

1992 THE ART OF HAIKU (Hyde, New Hope International)

1994 POEMS ABOUT POETRY (Hull, Psychopoetica)

1997 The Haiku Archive (Internet)

2000 MIR (USA)