Friday 11 December 2015

Astrohaiga 3


above and below the long abandoned jetty sky and sea

© Gerald England

Composed: Hyde, 15th May 2013

Publication

2013 Astronomy without borders (Internet)

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Friday 16 October 2015

Astrohaiga 2


August evening
so many colours
so many swirls

© Gerald England

Composed: Hyde, 15th May 2013

Publication

2013 Cosmopoetry (Internet)

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Friday 4 September 2015

Astrohaiga 1


as the tide rolls out
temporary pools reflect
the lowering sun

© Gerald England

Composed: Hyde, 15th May 2013

Publication

2013 Cosmopoetry (Internet)

A contribution to
Skywatch Friday;
Weekend Reflections;
Scenic Weekends.

Friday 21 August 2015

i.m. Hortensia Anderson

i.m. Hortensia Anderson

your notes from new york
across the wide atlantic
the rain still falls

© gerald england

Composed: Hyde, 30th May 2012 ·

Unpublished

Saturday 25 July 2015

senryu (d71)



cabaret singer
in her bingo dress
eyes down look in

© gerald england

Composed: St Annes on Sea, 11th April 2012

Unpublished

Saturday 20 June 2015

Gift

GIFT

my son brings me
lucozade and chocolate
at the hospital

© gerald england

Composed: Ashton under Lyne, 16th October 2011

Publication

2011 GIFT (Spalding, British Haiku Society)

Sunday 24 May 2015

haiku (d69)



over Ridge Hill
the sun rises slowly
from my hospital bed

© gerald england

Composed: Ashton under Lyne, 15th October 2011

Publication

Ackworth Born, Gone West (Internet)

Tuesday 28 April 2015

haiku (d68)



leaves and leaves
that rustle raucously
in the night wind

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Hyde, 4th October 2011

Publication

2011 Hyde DP Xtra (Internet)

A contribution to NF Trees and Bushes.

Friday 27 March 2015

August Riots (2011)

AUGUST RIOTS

Saturday as London riots
Manchester boasts it is riot-free
though some fear to celebrate

Sunday in Salford
and Manchester City Centre
a mad mob mobilizes

Wanton destruction
Miss Selfridge's torched
lots of looting

Monday morning
an army of citizens gather
armed with brooms

Outside Starbucks
free coffee for volunteers
cleaning the streets


Wednesday afternoon sun
fountains play in Piccadilly Gardens
families having fun

The trams trundle
down Market Street
thronged with shoppers

Only a few boarded up windows
remain to remind us
of a sad Sunday.

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Hyde, 28th August 2011

Publication

2011 Ol' Chanty - Chanticleer Online (Internet)

Friday 27 February 2015

Jodrell Bank Observatory Haiga



my father
the long distance runner
next to Copernicus

© Gerald England

Composed: Hyde, 3rd April 2011

Publications

2011 Cosmopoetry (Internet)
2011 Ackworth Born, Gone West (Internet)

A contribution to:
Skywatch Friday;
The Weekend in Black and White.

Friday 13 February 2015

Valentine cards


VALENTINE CARDS

On Hyde Market
Valentine cards - fifty pence
or three for a pound!

© Gerald England

Composed: Hyde, 14th February 2011

Unpublished

Friday 16 January 2015

tanka 45 (Solar eclipse 2011)



Pse 2011 In Magurele (Romania) photograph © Andreea Fazacas

an eclipse tonight
posted a friend on Facebook
but by then too late
out of my window blackness
others' visions seen online

© Gerald England

Composed: Hyde, 16th January 2011

Publications

2010 Cosmopoetry (Internet)
2010 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

Friday 2 January 2015

Haiga for Leslie Moon




words © Gerald England; image © Leslie Moon

glimmer of light
behind dark clouds
a storm brews

© gerald england

Composed: Hyde, 3rd January 2011

Publication

2010 Ackworth born, gone West (Internet)

A contribution to Skywatch Friday.