Gerald Parker : Writing

Magpie

Magpie

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Slicked back like a spiv, smirks a little, enjoys his bad reputation, sports plump belly in black and white frock-coat, open at front, nods and..
Squirrel

Squirrel

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Has the pinched face of a mendicant monk, wears a grey habit, scurries busily from matins to vespers, makes frequent stops, hands held together ..
Blue Sky

Blue Sky

A Poem by Gerald Parker


The camera hoversinches above my headwhich must be kept flatlooking awaythrough the window.Two lovers might do the same,one scanning for a response,on..
Afterwords

Afterwords

A Poem by Gerald Parker


i.In AttendanceFrom the boundary of cypresses,the cassock-wings of a hang-gliderminister closer and closer.On the chapel path, a fresh dropletof black..
Distemper

Distemper

A Poem by Gerald Parker


From the age of manglesand kitchen pulleys, it had a smell as unforgettableas steam on washing days, which were always Mondays -four pale green walls ..
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

A Poem by Gerald Parker


A school, in France, 1964. Six months after my arrival,the directeur emerged from his office,doing his rounds, I assumed.He met me in the corridor.&l..
In Queen Square Garden, London

In Queen Square Garden, London

A Poem by Gerald Parker


We wait for a child sleeping after treatmentand have come to this quiet garden for respite.The bench is chilled in the moist autumn air.The Communard-..
Came with the House

Came with the House

A Poem by Gerald Parker


We've got a reservoirat the bottom of the garden,steep slopes like a hill-fort,grass sheared by sheep,water fenced off with spikes, as ifguarded by An..
Claude Chabrol's 'Les Biches' 1968

Claude Chabrol's 'Les Biches' 1968

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Not much you can do with jealousy, store it, save it, turn it into anger? Direct it at Jacqueline Sassard? Call hers a retirement too early? But w..