Gerald Parker : Writing

Sibelius' Seventh

Sibelius' Seventh

A Poem by Gerald Parker


The time has come twilight and mist home in on his longship prow pointed towards the eye of the sunset a faint glimmer through the smoke his ..
Mrs Worthy, Student Landlady

Mrs Worthy, Student Landlady

A Poem by Gerald Parker


She sits like a sausage in front of her telly,wasting one gnarled paw on her barren belly,and craning the other thin claw from drag to drag,between he..
Sea Breezes and Passers-by

Sea Breezes and Passers-by

A Poem by Gerald Parker


To what end, from Mallarmé’s example,do I now assemblethoughts of sailing somewhereI shall never know and,arriving, discover was never th..
Thinking in Words

Thinking in Words

A Poem by Gerald Parker


When does this poembecome a poem?Is it when these wordsexplode in your mind,sending dust flying in all directions,creating gods and myths,and engravin..
Diary Entry - July 14th

Diary Entry - July 14th

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Very unproductive day:began insidiously - the trouble:a few rowdy questionsabout the meaning of life,and why write poetry, etc.Should have gone out, t..
Dubbing

Dubbing

A Poem by Gerald Parker


And later on, returning homeafter another of our walks,re-defining myselfwith a turn of a key -someone who’s foreverframed in a doorway, forever..
Reading "Ballade des Pendus"

Reading "Ballade des Pendus"

A Poem by Gerald Parker


François Villon is like the must-see gargoyletoo far round the other side of Notre Dame,or the stained-glass chef d’oeuvrethat you miss f..
Friday Poetry Circle

Friday Poetry Circle

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Do I know Mad Malcolm? Yes, and we still talk about him at our weekly meetings. Connie’s usually the one who starts, reminding us abou..
Home for Christmas

Home for Christmas

A Poem by Gerald Parker


They left the hospital while it was being done - the cold air took them by the arm; streets, cars, people, floated, swayed past. I’ll do i..
Showing Me

Showing Me

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Wait for it, you’ll hear the old boy really yell!My dad hurled a stone over our back-yard wall,chuckling as it hit the shed’s corrugated r..