February
Please no! No more rain! Why are you hiding away, Sun, bringer of smiles? : : Photo: Rainy day at Fountains Abbey, World Heritage Site, North Yorkshire, UK.
Haiku
The Joy of April
Steps crisp through copper Sunlight sparkling through new leaves Soft scent of blue bells. : : : First published (as E Rogers) in Petals of Haiku: An Anthology of Haiku, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Published by Literary Revelations LLC ISBN 979-8-9875548-9-0 : : Photo: Bluebell wood in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, … Read more
When I was Young
Screeching falsetto Disco beat boom guitar twang I can dance all night! : : First published (as E Rogers) in Petals of Haiku: An Anthology of Haiku, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Published by Literary Revelations LLC ISBN 979-8-9875548-9-0 : Photo: King of the turntables, Vernon Kay, at Pub in the Park, Marlow, UK, May … Read more
Temperate rain forest
Whispering, sparkling Cascade of drops from black rocks Greening the soft moss. : : Photo: Moss, Lake District, UK.
Sunflowers
Petals gold with cheer Face that feeds a hundred birds Long, strong stem swaying. : : : Photo: Detail from Sunflowers T-shirt from the National Gallery, London, UK. From the painting “Sunflowers” by Vincent van Gogh.
It’s Hard to Hear
Pardon? What? Sorry? Reach into my muffled world. Share my loneliness. : : : First published (as E Rogers) in Petals of Haiku: An Anthology of Haiku, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Published by Literary Revelations LLC ISBN 979-8-9875548-9-0
Tewkesbury
Carefree blood-fed grassAncient murders fester deepChildren play. Ghosts weep. : : : Photo: The site of the bloody Battle of Tewkesbury which took place in 1471 in the War of the Roses.
