(d14)

West Window
the whole spectrum
filters through

text & photograph © 2008, gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 20th April 2008

Publications

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)
2008 BUILDING (British Haiku Society, UK)

The location of the photograph is Leeds Parish Church.

Republished as a contribution to Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors.

(d13)

cold Saturday
when it is time to go home
ah the joy!

words & photograph © 2008, gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 23rd March 2008

Publication

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(d12)

Easter day afternoon daffodils thrive on snow melt

words and photo © gerald england 2008

Composed: Gee Cross, 23rd March 2008

Publication

2008 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(d11)

Easter Sunday
second week of spring
two inches of snow

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 23rd March 2008

Publication

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(as20)

Mars passes through the Great Bear
Is there anybody there?

© Gerald England

Marte langa Ursa Mare:
"Cineva-i acolo oare?"

Romanian translation by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

Composed: Gee Cross, 21st March 2008

Publications

2008 Cosmopoetry (Internet)
2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(d9)

harbourside puddle
a group of young turnstones
warble and waddle

words & photograph © 2008 gerald england

Composed: Paignton, 9th March 2008

Publication

2008 Spring Haiku (Internet)

Note: This is one of the Paignton haiku I'd previously thought had been lost.

Republished now as a contribution to Outdoor Wednesday.and Water World Wednesday.

Paignton Rainbow lost haiku

My records show that I composed three haiku in Paignton on 9th March 2008 but I've not been able to find the texts.

The first lines were:

under the rainbow
harbourside puddles
huddled close

I have, however, found a photo of a rainbow.

A contribution to Scenic Weekends.

(d7)

loose change
it all adds up to a lot
of heavy metal

words & photo © 2008 gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 27th January 2008

Publication

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

(d6)

end of tax year
fresh floral furniture
in the street

words & photograph © 2008 gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 26th February 2008

Publications

2008 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(d5)

early February
already one golden trumpet
glows

© 2008, gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd February 2008

Publications

2008 Winter Haiku (Internet)

Republished as a contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows.

(d4)

Saturday
robins and coaltits
await the thaw

© 2008, gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd February 2008

Publications

2008 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(d3)

on path edges
and horses' leavings
flakes of snow

words & photograph © gerald england 2008


Composed: Gee Cross, 27th January 2008

Publication

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(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)

(d1)

city haze
in blue morning air
full moon

words & photograph © gerald england 2008


Composed: Gee Cross, 7th January 2008

Publication

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

For Skywatch Friday.

(b54)

supermarket
through grit and frost
trolley tracks

words & photograph © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 30th December 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b53)

a smile
and a son's hug
no greater gift

words & picture © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 24th December 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b51)

clouds contrails cross charm the air

words & picture © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 16th December 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

For Skywatch Friday.

(b50)

December morning
Sciurus carolinensis
pauses

haiga © gerald england, 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 7th December 2007

Publications

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)
2007 Winter Haiku (Internet)

(b49)

all my goods packeted for a voyage over oceans

words & picture © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 2nd December 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

A contribution to Monday Mellow Yellows and Blue Monday.

(b48)

riverside path
on the cobblestones
a white feather

words & photo © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 26th November 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(b47)

mother and child
seek their adventure
below the peak

words & photo © gerald england 2007


Composed: Gee Cross, 13th November 2007

Publication

2007 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

(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.