The Art of Haiku


Selections from Ukku Spring Haiku 2006
Gerald England
island marina where the ships don't pass wild flowers
Gerald England
out of Manchester spring is ahead somewhere
Gerald England
spring morning worms are where the ouzel waits
Gerald England
February tree rat on neighbour's fence
Gerald England
shopping village cold rain beats down down
Gerald England
under willow St. David's Day a sign
Gerald England
openly looking for spring here there
Gerald England
before leaving a last pint at the "swan-with-two-necks"
Gerald England
keeping her head down march winds
Gerald England
yellow and blue two little crocuses by the church wall
Gerald England
spring clean in the garden muck remains
Gerald England
today tentative steps towards ...
Gerald England
somewhere in the memory a green field
Gerald England
spring forward an hour and another hour to change them all
Gerald England
overnight rain two dozen daffodils finally sprung
Gerald England
chopped a neighbour's tree the cherry remains
Gerald England
spring moves too fast easter so soon upon us
Gerald England
Easter Sunday in the potting-shed cowslips
Gerald England
trees drip drains overflow the open road
Gerald England
Gerald England was born at Ackworth, near Pontefract, Yorkshire. He worked in the insurance industry around Oldham before taking early retirement. His poetry has appeared in hundreds of magazines around the world and he has published eleven collections. Of his latest collection "LIMBO TIME" Poetry Quarterly Review wrote "his work is both personal and accessible and presents an original view of life". He founded the magazine "Headland" in 1969 and "New Hope International" in 1980, editing and publishing a quantity of poetry magazines and collections.He was the 2006 recipient of the Ted Slade Award for his service to Poetry. His blogs include Ackworth born, gone West and Hyde Daily Photo.

| Angelee Deodhar | Gerald England | Laryalee Fraser | Denis M Garrison | David A Giacalone | Eric Houck Jr (1) | Eric Houck Jr (2) | Eric Houck Jr (3) | J Andrew Lockhart (1) | J Andrew Lockhart (2) |Paul David Mena | Alan Summers (1) | Alan Summers (2) | Alison Williams |

The other contributors were Aurora, John Barlow, Jason Sandford Brown, Norman Darlington, Dustin aka Texas Haijin, Eric Dutton, Little Onion, Matt Morden, RedGreenBen, Sangeet, Timothy and Yansidara.



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