Gerald Parker : Writing

Rain, rain, rain

Rain, rain, rain

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Heavy, as forecast,for evening commuters;a ferocious attack,arrows angled in,Agincourt again.In serried ranks,caution or cowardiceat the wheel,our car..
The Veterans

The Veterans

A Poem by Gerald Parker


On the bus journeys homeafter school, the workers from Lever Brotherssmelt of Surf and Persiland rancid Stork magarine. Demobbed ten years earlier,th..
Only a Question Mark

Only a Question Mark

A Poem by Gerald Parker


he said I needed a question mark I replied a question mark was the last thing I needed and it would cost me my life in my country we do not use..
December Promenade

December Promenade

A Poem by Gerald Parker


It’s only a few days since Christmas,but after the joy comes a niggling sort of ache,here by the sea, with this lonely revellerof festive darkne..
Driving out of Epping Forest

Driving out of Epping Forest

A Poem by Gerald Parker


The hill road parts the trees andleads me down to the valleywhere a high-sided reservoirhas been basking like a bloatedbeached whale for a hundred yea..
Mr Bleaney's Sister

Mr Bleaney's Sister

A Poem by Gerald Parker


seen tending his grave bad he had to leave that room disgrace what they did
Reservoir Moon

Reservoir Moon

A Poem by Gerald Parker


feels like monthsthat rain has dogged usstill loitering herewhile somewhere else is dryas I drive throughthe dripping forestI like to think it's hangi..
Fled is that Birdsong (Third version)

Fled is that Birdsong (Third version)

A Poem by Gerald Parker


There are some who get excited when they hear a bird on a bough in the evening, singing a song dinosaur cousins did a dance to, composed aeons..
Retirement Plan

Retirement Plan

A Poem by Gerald Parker


you want money for your retirement buy a car park we disapproved but paid anyway got into the cinema too early had to sit through the adverts ..
School Trip 1960

School Trip 1960

A Poem by Gerald Parker


saw Swiss glacier: solid snow like congealed lard; today it's dripping.

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