Gerald Parker : Writing

Estate

Estate

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Gathering-points,like standing stonesof no hope,young faces,blankand medieval-daft,strong hands,danglinglike pecked convicts,bright eyes,grown dimlike..
On hearing Debussy

On hearing Debussy

A Poem by Gerald Parker


I thinkit was 'La Mer' first,on Wal’s Dansette,that we snogged to in 1961and had our 'ecstasy of fumbling'in the house next door. Walked past i..
Taken by a Reservoir, Somewhere up North

Taken by a Reservoir, Somewhere up North

A Poem by Gerald Parker


It got to him from way back,homing infrom an unromantic evening,typically late fifties:a Woolworth's painting dab of sunsethunkering downbehind lourin..
Human Rights March

Human Rights March

A Poem by Gerald Parker


We moved as onefor the rightto negotiatehow to be alonetogether,while firemenat the tube-stationmoved as oneto piece togetherone who negotiatedbeing a..
Earnshaw

Earnshaw

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Would he come in and see my Meccano crane?He could help me build something else,but he always wanted to play out instead.Called himself Billy Liddell,..
On hearing Debussy

On hearing Debussy

A Poem by Gerald Parker


I thinkit was 'La Mer' first,on Wal’s Dansette,that we snogged to in 1961and had our 'ecstasy of fumbling'in the house next door. Walked past i..
The Colour of the Buses

The Colour of the Buses

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Birkenhead buses were blue, blue Guy Arabs for school, bus stop in front of a bombed house on Borough Road, the gap filled by Camp Coffee and Senior S..
The Jolly Squatter

The Jolly Squatter

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Behold him in the field, yon solitary squatter!Behold him in the print, yon weekend poet!I know all about you; I’ve read enough of them.I can no..
The Evening of the Zeebrugge Car Ferry Disaster

The Evening of the Zeebrugge Car Ferry Disaster

A Poem by Gerald Parker


Heading out of the docks, a lorryturns full-steam into the road;its headlights splash on windowsblinking at the evening news.Across the way, a telepho..
Spring Platitudes - Sonnet for Two Voices

Spring Platitudes - Sonnet for Two Voices

A Poem by Gerald Parker


“Never thought he’d do this on a spring day,not when the house is paid for and us kidsare off his hands; filling time’s easy - hey,h..