a clean, well-lighted place
shadows of leaves fleck the old man

a summer wedding,
confetti papering the sky
- the seagulls.

My skin maps
a battlefield -
insect assaults

early commute
trunk filled with flowers
on freshly cut lawn

almost midday
a rumbling reminder
that California
still remains
earthquake haven

over the fence

the evening breeze
and the odour
of barbecue coals and petrol

mingling
with burnt chicken
- or is it fish?

cleaning kitchen
Yuki* pounces on leaves
from flower cuttings


* a white cat

in the shade
of a slatted fence - cat
dreams of being a tiger

in the stifling heat
the night’s oppressive silence
broken by thumping
as my heart beats basso notes
in concert with bare longing

early commute-
lone peach rose
blooming on bush

mountain lake
the night air fills the loon's call

After the storm

tart with tears -
still hanging on limb
lemon with raindrops

Tourists with Cameras

which way to turn
always looking through a lens
not seeing

© 2008, gerald england

See more at Stockholm by Plenty

...

Starless night

Starless night
Cricket song echos in
Ebony stillness

sweltering evening
more wading pools in yards
than last few days

Morning Anomaly

Grey morning dampness

cool breeze on my face

creeping July sun

muffled hum of AC

dog days of summer
the cat and I napping
in front of the fan

for Estelle Getty


hushed laughter
Hollywood bids adieu
to a Golden Girl

long journey

driving home
through the rain
and the cross-winds

.

canalside late lunch

I eye the black labrador
eye my mackerel

weblink:

mackerel recipes

steamy dusk
long line at ice cream truck

After two year wait

My blue satin hibiscus

sniffing the buddleia:
my nose
amongst bees' wings

scorcher weekend*
white wine instead of red
ice cream for dinner


*82 degrees at 2 AM

if the earth
would stop moving
I could stay
in this shaded spot-
restless thoughts

Bodies of water,
Man and sea, all things spring from
Their fluidity

muggy evening -
at the camp store
bug spray sells out

warm afternoon
working in the garden
blunts the toohache

hilltop

hilltop
the cyclist pauses
to analyse clouds

© 2008, gerald england

hot summer day
coleus perking up
after watered

Walking to work

shade for
shade-giver -
paper umbrella

red balloon -
gecko's throat
puffing up

through the window-
children laughing and splashing
beach ball bounces high

DOG DAYS

Sultry heat
midsummer lethargy:
dog star shines

--R K SINGH

...washing his car -
snail cuddles up
to the leaky hose

early commute
red tiger lillies
bounce in the wind

treasure for
garbage men -
cool, clean Gatorade bottles

Thunderstorm

thunderstorm outside-
enjoying the water's power
and plants' litheness

July 14th

the old outpost
shouts
Vive la France!

Isabel of New Orleans

MORNING

Rising late
rushes through morning chores:
mouldy strap

--R.K.SINGH

path of the prowler:
fallen
rose petals

birthday party
the shadow of a vulture
flits by

this ghostly summer
a thin sun shattered by storms
-another false dawn

after the rain-
weeds spring up shin high
in two days

breathing
in warm night air,
cleaning my lungs
but not my mind-
juggling thoughts

Anticipation

mystery hibiscus
almost ready to bloom

staccato of rain
pounds the tin roof
the silence between
two estranged lovers
is deafening

Vic Gendrano

.

For a rainy day


each time
a woman cries
in the street
I want my coffee
without sugar

today
the rain has gone
will come again
will go
just like you

this champagne
was a gift from another girl
who told me
“save it
for a rainy day”

I know a story
that if you drink champagne
and want those bubbles
soft
you add sugar

If you like your champagne
for more than a rainy day
leave a sugar spoon
with its handle hanging inside
just like your perfume is in me

.

mid day rain-
tiny rill full of leaves
rushes to run off

this strange July sun
washed and faded by the rain
is summer's shadow;
faint souvenir of another
when the sun and your smile were one

Seventh Inning

seventh inning
the drunk's jokes
become funny

midnight fox
through the puddled street:
his brush distorting the moon

WRATHER CHANGEE

Besides allergies
so many other complaints:
sudden weather change

--R.K.SINGH

today's gardening-
pulling weeds from flower pots
chatting with the rose bush

summer nights —
falling asleep to the drips
of the day's swimsuits

(Cross-posted over at But Wait, There's More!)

summer heat
the swirling wind lifts
her flowing skirt

Vic Gendrano

From my book, Rustle of bamboo leaves,
but first published in World Haiku Review
Vol. 5, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2005

garden snail
crunched underfoot -
a nut on the path

roses' heads
above the wall -
giggling

dark and stormy night
cat curls on the pillow
after thunder starts

in a shaded corner:
a dandelion-clock
...stopped

Where's Daddy,
she cried - The summer rain
watched him go

SLEEPLESS

Noisy birds
keep me sleepless:
midnight moon

--R.K.SINGH

Sound of water

Water falling, sound
Of God's voice, epiphany
In trickle and roar

Another Argument

another argument
smell of poison
before the wasp's nest

summer midday
the street preacher pauses
to lick an ice cream

In my book, Rustle of bamboo leaves,
but first published in World Haiku Review,
Vol. 2, Issue 2, July 2002

holiday morning
shift from hell at work
trying to cool down

summer roof rack —
two bicycles, a surfboard,
and a rocking chair

(Cross-posted at But Wait, There's More!)

Maintain integrity
grey cell recovering
Summer Holiday

Genskab helheden
og aflaster hjernecellerne
sommerferie

Bach's Cello Suites
leave the room -
corn-stalks trembling

Just Chillin'

Lazy Afternoon

Yuki catching a quick nap

to play hard later

Solo

To silence, a thrush
Calls for her long-distant love
An endless solo

the morning heat comes
in a shroud of cloud today,
a summer in veil,
it spreads hidden and silent
like your caresses at dawn.

coming home at dawn
scarlet daylilly
greets me by the step

tired and running
like water
off a truck's back

the cool
of a sporting goods store
in July

Sway

move book, hit keys -
pendulum
swings

warm weekend-
extra long line in front of
Mr.Softee truck