Tallin (1)

old merchant's house
six centuries of grime
clings to walls

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 8th June 2008

Publication

2009 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cypress)

Republished now as a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

St Petersburg (3)

The horse tamer
has shod two out of four
Anichov Bridge

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 8th June 2008

Publication

2009 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cypress)

Republished now as a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

St Petersburg (2)

Sunday afternoon
in the square by the Hermitage
world tourists throng

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 8th June 2008

Publication

2009 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cypress)

Republished now as a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

St Petersburg (1)

Russia's Venice
from this one bridge
eight bridges to be seen

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 8th June 2008

Publications

2009 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cypress)
2009 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

Republished now as a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White and Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Helsinki (3)

by the station
two blondes in short skirts
discuss fashion lines

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 8th June 2008

Publication

2009 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cypress)

Republished now as a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Helsinki (2)

Temppeliaukio
organ chords reverberate
through solid stone

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 8th June 2008

Publication

2009 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cypress)

Republished now as a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Helsinki (1)

fish market
next to the herring stall
second-hand books

© Gerald England

Composed: Gee Cross, 8th June 2008

Publications

2009 Sons of Camus Writers International Journal (Cypress)
2009 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

Republished now as a contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

(d16)

distant views
denied by full-leaved trees
the evening sun shines

© 2008 gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 14th May 2008

Publication

2008 Summer Haiku (Internet)

Posted now for the letter D at ABC Wednesday.

(d15x)

first of May
in the rose bush
a fresh feeder

text and image © 2008 gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 1st May 2008

Publication

2008 Spring Haiku (Internet)

Republished as a contribution to Camera Critters.

(d15)

simply waiting
among greens and yellows
a blooming blackbird

text & photograph © 2008, gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 27th April 2008

Publications

2008 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

Republished as a contribution to Camera Critters.

(d14a)

daffodils dead
dandelions and daisies
take over

© gerald england

Composed: Gee Cross, 26th April 2008

Publication

2008 Spring Haiku (Internet)

(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)