(b46)

longing
to not be long
waiting

words & photo © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 13th November 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

Posted now for Camera Critters.

(b45)

first frost
even the weeds
wilt

words & photo © gerald england 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 13th Novemberr 2007

Publication

2007 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(b44)

graveyard corner
under the oldest trees
new compost

words and photograph © gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 10th November 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

(b43)

over the road
between autumn showers
a prism

words and photograph © gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd Novemberr 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

(b42)

late October
all manner of tits
in the rose bush

words & photo © gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 28th October 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

A Double Haiku for Newton

A DOUBLE HAIKU FOR NEWTON

a tired Newton
stretched out under a tree
was almost asleep

a falling apple
accelerated his brain
straight into orbit

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 27th October 2007

Publications

2007 Cosmopoetry (Internet)
2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b41)

cemetery wall windblown leaves gather my long shadow

words & photo © gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 23rd October 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

(b40)

after city streets
a walk in the cool park
leaves on the line

© gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 21st November 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

(b39)

two sons
so different and yet
so close

words & photo © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 21st November 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b38)

on balance
dance is all about
timing

words & photo © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 15th November 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b37)

cemetery gate
broken husks strewn around
not one whole conker

haiga © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 21st September 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

(b36)

beside the path
between river and canal
fallen leaves

© gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 11th September 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

(b35)

savage wind
seagulls seek ground
off the lake

haiga © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 4th September 2007

Publication

2007 Autumn Haiku (Internet)

tanka 41

Chapel Garth
granddad in his high-back chair
pancakes for tea
before big brother comes
to drag me home

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd September 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b34)

Saint Petersburg docks
to the sound of a brass band
morning breaks

words & photo © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 20th August 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b33)

power lines beneath summer clouds children play

words & photo © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 30th July 2007

Publication

2007 Summer Haiku (Internet)

(b32)

from over hills
the call of the gone before
you are not alone

words & photograph © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 24th July 2007

Publication

2007 sithenah (Internet)

(b31)

girders brace the great belt of sea spanned

words & photo © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 16th July 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

The body of water is the Great Belt between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen.

A contribution to Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

(b29)

mid-day
all the birds gather
before the storm

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 9th July 2007

Publication

2007 sithenah (Internet)

For Skywatch Friday.

(b28)

summer torrent
pigeon at the bird feeder
undeterred

words & photo © gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 9th July 2007

Publication

2007 Summer Haiku (Internet)

(b27)

narrowboat passes under the castle wall ducks loiter


© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 9th July 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(as12)

photograph © Eugen Florin Marc taken April 28 2007 in Romania.
a southern blemish
three times earth's size
tomorrow's aurora

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 3rd July 2007

Publication

2007 Cosmopoetry (Internet)
2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

tanka 40

25 years
Falkland's veterans
still march
Southport promenaders
wait and watch

words & photo © gerald england


Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd July 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b26)

radiant sky
thirty-four thousand colours
ripple

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 27th June 2007

Publication

2007 Cosmopoetry (Internet)

(b25)

among old roots
an uncountable number
of wrigglers

word & photo © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 26th June 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b24)

image © r brett stirling
post midnight
suns sets on the Bering Sea
all shades of orange

© gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 25th June 2007

Publication

2007 Summer Haiku (Internet)

(as16) M27

first found nebula
in the last named constellation
is Goldilocks there?

© gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 23rd June 2007

Publication

2007 Cosmopoetry (Internet)
2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b23)

steam trains
a distant memory
willow herb thrives

© gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 18th June 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b22)

June arrives
even in the evening
bright sun

words and photo © gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 4th June 2007

Publication

2007 Summer 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)

(b20)

tired lawn
buttercups and daisies
intrude

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 4th June 2007

Publication

2007 Summer Haiku (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)

(b18)

cautious footsteps
head towards home -
incoming tide

words & photo
© gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 26th May 2007

Publication

2007 Summer Haiku (Internet)

Three lost haiku

three lost haiku

My records indicate that I wrote three haiku during a holiday to Southport in May 2007, their first lines were:

soaking rain
floodlit hotel
hotel lawn

The first two were composed on 16th May 2007 and the last on 18th May 2007.

All are Unpublished and I've been unable to locate the full texts.

(b14)

holiday dream
asleep in the midday sun
anyplace

words and photo © gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 7th May 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b13)

an early morning
passage up this Northern sea
unknowns await

words and photo © gerald england


Composed: Gee Cross, 30th April 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b12)

flashing lights
the police helicopter
under Venus

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 17th April 2007

Publication

2007 Blithe Spirit (UK)

(b11)

homeward bound
why do we always choose
this bridge?


© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 11th April 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

For information on the bridge check the link above.

A contribution to Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

(b10)

yellow on green
now the daffodils have died
dandelions roar

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 7th April 2007

Unpublished

(b9)

a pair of tits
sing a song of springtime
chit chum cherup

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 3rd April 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b8)

not yet Easter
jingle of an ice-cream van
round the estate

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 31st March 2007

Publication

2007 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(b7)

blood-red eyes
two images of the moon
this night

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 21st March 2007

Publication

2007 Cosmopetry (Internet)

(b6)

two magpies fight
from the roof opposite
a third watches

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 17th March 2007

Publication

2007 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(b5)

Cretean morning
in a house near the beach
mice may play

words and photograph © gerald england, 2007

Composed: Gee Cross, 12th March 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b4)

daffs in the lawn
everytime we count them
another total

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 10th March 2007

Publication

2007 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(b3)

March night
it isn't just the clouds
covering the moon

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 4th March 2007

Publication

2007 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(b2)

splashes of colour

in a Cheshire garden

gnomes for sale

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 27th February 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b1)

coming home to an expectant spring

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 23rd February 2007

Publication

2007 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(z48)

nighttime crowds
two trishaws cycle through
traffic gives way

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 20th February 2007

Publication

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)

(z47)

famous hotel
we pass by its entrance
sling our hook

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 20th February 2007

Publication

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)

(z46)

in the shopping mall
a fountain shoots sky high:
we finger sushi

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 17th February 2007

Publication

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)

(z45)

from the junk's deck
past dried-out mud-flats
the harbour beckons

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 17th February 2007

Publication

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)

(z44)

Singapore heat;
government buildings tower
above clean streets

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 17th February 2007

Publications

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)
2007 Ackworth born gone West (Internet)

(x24)

is it spring yet?
new shoots push on
regardless

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd February 2007

Publication

2007 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(x23)

hailstones gather
on top of the wheelie bins
how long will they stay?

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd February 2007

Publication

2007 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(x22)

January wind
one less sycamore
on the avenue

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 20th January 2007

Publication

2007 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(as15)

Photograph © Dave Whalley

sunset comet
i only see long distance
a friend's telescope

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 16th January 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

*****cometa de amurg
vad o distanta lunga
telescopul unui prieten

Romanian translation by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(x21)

mid-morning
the fog rolls slowly in
softens bare branches

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 19th December 2006

Publication

2006 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(x20)

across the street
reflections of Christmas lights
across the street

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 16th December 2006

Publication

2006 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(x19)

photograph © Jay Blacksub-zero
preparations are in hand
for the curling match

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd December 2006

Publication

2006 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(as14)

dark energy -
galaxies move apart
increasingly fast

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd December 2006

Publication

2006 Meetings in Dejhagascar (Internet)

(as13)

image © Gabriel Ivanescubig Io cheers -
little Pluto gets kicked
into the Kuiper belt

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 26th November 2006

Publications

2006 Astravantgarde (Internet)
2006 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(as12)

a saucer of milk
for the cat cowered
by the dog star

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 9th November 2006

Publication

2006 Meetings in Dejhagascar (Internet)

*****o farfurie de lapte
pentru pisica-nfricosata
de steaua caiinelui

Gerald England
(in romaneste de Andrei Dorian Gheorghe)

(x18)

bonfire night
every swoosh and spray
reminds

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 6th November 2006

Publication

2006 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(x17)

Halloween
gales gather all the leaves
into corners

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 31st October 2006

Publication

2006 Falling Leaves (Internet)

(x16)

mountain thunder
the sun over the sea
– double rainbow

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 9th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXXVI

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXXVI

she had her legs
firmly planted
in her own ground
her heart followed the wind
all around the world
gathering
foreign scents
it came home
like a pigeon.

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 9th October 2006

Unpublished

Her Adventure

HER ADVENTURE

They said it was dangerous;
they said they would have to carry out a "risk-assessment" first.

They said it could be fun
but was it appropriate?

They said it might be painful
so requested a supply of suitable medication.

They said it might be joyful
and cautioned moderation.

She told them where to go
and off she went,
enjoyed the adventure,
returned with a happy heart.

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 9th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXXV

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXXV

she hears the chug chug
of the train along the track
all she can see are
lines of light in the darkness
there is an odour of woodsmoke around
tinged with the fragrance of oranges
she feels herself shivering
and her toe ends tingle
salt seems to be settling
on the edge of her tongue

suddenly
she sits bolt upright
the train is still chugging along
she heaves a sigh of relief
and sleeps again.

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 9th October 2006

Publication

2011 Envoi (UK)

Cretan Evening

CRETAN EVENING

There is flooding in Macedonia.
We watch the rescue efforts
on a small TV
in the corner of the taverna.
Two hours east in Heraklion
it is raining, we are told,
but heading across to Rhodes.
The moon in the West is full;
between clouds
we trace the constellations
and from the olive groves
hear the stridulation of crickets
serenading the sky.
The prediction for tomorrow
is uncertain.

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 8th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXXIV

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXXIV

she travelled far
Japan, Vancouver
Switzerland, Tunisia
Casablanca, Khatmandu
always sent a postcard home
seeing places
she will never go to again
meeting people
she will never see again
but wherever she goes
she will always come home

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 8th October 2006

Unpublished

(x15)

anchored off an isle
they watch the sun set
behind a bigger

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 8th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXXIII

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXXIII

she meets
a lot of people
she rarely
gets round
to saying
goodbye

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 8th October 2006

Unpublished

(x14)

home-grown honey stall
she sits with her back to traffic
faces the sea

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 8th October 2006

Unpublished

(x13)

above the quarry
a whole host of vultures
ride thermals

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 8th October 2006

Unpublished

Voukolies, Crete

VOUKOLIES, CRETE

an October Sunday
midmorning in the rain
old men sit at tables
outside half a dozen
different tavernas
their voices loud in discussion

midafternoon in the sun
the place is almost deserted
quiet rules

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 8th October 2006

Publication

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)

(x12)

two snails
climb a whitewashed wall
ants descend

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 7th October 2006

Unpublished

(x11)

the snake woman
loans an old man her stool
until his bus comes

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 7th October 2006

Unpublished

Hawks

HAWKS

hawk
on a hot tin roof
stares over hotel roofs and pools
at yachts sailing the blue Mediterranean

silently
a second hawk flies in
from the mountains

the first lifts off
shows the white underside of wings
and the two are away
together

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 7th October 2006

Publications

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)
2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

Dogs & Cats

DOGS & CATS

dogs lie asleep
everywhere

three guard the hens and sheep
on a farmstead
by the road to Xirocompi

another lies in the entrance
to the Handicraft Exhibition in Chania
just above the mosaic ramp

as the evening rush hour
clogs the street
motorbikes and pizza-delivery men
darting between spaces
one lies
oblivious to the noise
outside an electrical retailers

cats, on the other hand
either sit patiently
or scamper about
erratically

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 7th October 2006

Publication

2009 Crature Features (Cyprus)

tanka 39

under the sunset
a no longer young couple
see a sparkle
as the boat sails moonward
love is alive again

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 6th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXXII

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXXII

she wonders
why she ever loved him
was it because he loved her
and she so wanted someone to love her
that she loved him
anyway?

now he is gone
she wonders
why she ever loved him

she longs to see him again
to find out why
but she also longs
not to see him again
fearing finding out

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 6th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXI

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXXI

she wasn’t there
when needed
she wasn’t needed
when there

emptiness fills her heart
she remembers the happy times
they are only memories
she remembers the angry moments
they have long been finished with
but the sadness
remains
and will not leave her

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXX

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXX

to reach the bells
she has to climb the tower

at first there is a stone spiral

at one stage
the height of the steps increases
she has to stretch her leg to reach

at another point
the handrail gives way
she has to push hard against the side walls

then the steps narrow
she has to climb sideways

halfway up there is a wooden platform
on which she feels safe

beyond is an iron ladder
but some rungs are missing

finally she can ring the bell

she is refusing to come down

the peel of the bells
is keeping villagers awake

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Publication

2011 Envoi (UK)

(x10)

a year on
still the warmth in her hand
that day

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXIX

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXIX


after years
of avoidance
to finally hit the water
slowly immersing
from toe to waist
o the joy
of the therapy pool

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXVIII

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXVIII

to catch the sparrow
the cat must find its moment
else it has flown

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXVII

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXVII

hope lies
in the bright eyes of babies
that melt hearts

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXVI

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXVI

her light
is trapped
inside clouds
she cannot shine
like a star
one day it rains sorrow
but she is sodden
and unable to fall
one day the sun is happy
but she is blown along with the wind
and unable to fly
wonders
will she ever shine?

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Unpublished

Confessions Of Chrysthete XXV

CONFESSIONS OF CHRYSTHETE XXV

a small word
from the lips of a stranger
is all it takes

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 5th October 2006

Unpublished

(x9)

our road blocked
the sheep scratches its ear
before scampering

© Gerald England

Composed: Maleme, 4th October 2006

Publication

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)

(x8)

our veal-chop
abandoned to a swarm
of wilful wasps

© Gerald England

Composed: Therisso, 4th October 2006

Published

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)

(x7)

at each turn
another view across
to Lakki church

© Gerald England

Composed: Zouvra, 4th October 2006

Published

2007 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cyprus)