21st Nov 2012
Street walking. Scents of
Washing powder and wood smoke
carried on the breeze
By Mark Garner
5th August 2012
The tide pulls her out
Our hands grip tight lest we part
Love defies nature
By Mark Garner
15th July 2012
A Swiss Rasputin?
Some Cosmic Jokers assist
Mad Krautrock Classic
By Mark Garner
1st July 2012
Nature with the girls
Blue cornflowers...Whitebeam leaves...
Therapy per se
By Mark Garner
24th June 2012
No Haiku this week;
Normal service resumed soon;
My "Haikai no ku"
By Mark Garner
17th June 2012
"You and me", you wrote,
Then drew our smiling faces
Your Father's Day Card
By Mark Garner
10th June 2012
Countryside flies past
I watch and read the landscape
They stare at laptops
By Mark Garner
27th May 2012
Night phantom visit
Hegel's bird of Minerva
Cries past my window
By Mark Garner
20th May 2012
Walking, I wonder
What those strange blue flowers are
(Forget about work)
By Mark Garner
13th May 2012
Planted a fruit tree
I'm hoping that it endures
And not in Drake's sense!
By Mark Garner
2nd May 2012
It read: "No Entry"
On her door sign's other side,
she wrote - "Yes Entry"
By Mark Garner
29th April 2012
a sky light at night
raindrop rhythms overhead
don't want it to stop
By Mark Garner
22nd April 2012
Texan, Spangles or
A packet of Pacers in
A Sweet museum
By Mark Garner
18th March 2012
Three nouns - all mean "hill"
Ancient words that come and go
Leave language layers
By Mark Garner
11th March 2012
I know that feeling
Sad rush inside of my head
The Sunday night blues
By Mark Garner
4th March 2012
Welcome to Marvin
New family addition
Big, friendly tomcat
By Mark Garner
26th February 2012
Singing 'La Lupe'
to myself while I suffer
an actual Fever
By Mark Garner
19th February 2012
Attachment means grief
Old, loved cat's passing is a
Lesson lost in tears
By Mark Garner
12th February 2012
Hot soapy water
Blade cuts umbilical sprue
A Uhlan is born
By Mark Garner
5th February 2012
I Can't stop humming
"Abdul the Bulbul-Amir"
Neither will you, now...
By Mark Garner
29th January 2012
A storm of pure rage
Tears rain down, anger blows out
Post-tantrum sunshine
By Mark Garner
22nd January 2012
Rain, endless boxes,
An agony of waiting...
With help and kindness
By Mark Garner
15th January 2012
Shedding this old skin,
Discarding this useless junk
Last days in this house
By Mark Garner
8th January 2012
Fingers and Pennies
Last of the Quality Street
Always the toffees...
By Mark Garner
18th December 2011
These electric sloes
On trees devoid of berries
Shine! blue Christmas lights
By Mark Garner
Something a bit Blue?
"Honi soit qui mal y pense"
To borrow a phrase
By Mark Garner
11th December 2011
Treasures or plain junk?
Afraid of letting go and
disposing of "me"
By Mark Garner
4th December 2011
Clearing the attic
Memories shrouded in dust
Time to simplify
By Mark Garner
27th November 2011
In deep, ice-cold dark
Midst swells of Battleship Grey
Rests the Mighty Hood
By Mark Garner
20th November 2011
Rusting brass trophies
Roared then silenced by tigers
Now stand unnoticed
By Mark Garner
13th November 2011
Two hundred and six
Eight countries and two decades
My life in letters
By Mark Garner
7th November 2011
To quote from Shakespeare:
"Nothing either good or bad,
thinking makes it so"
By Mark Garner
30th October 2011
Linger at the gate
Just to check; see her face turn
Small thumbs up and smile
By Mark Garner
My secret hobby
Geppetto (or Giuseppe)
Spirit and paint fumes
By Mark Garner
23rd October 2011
Strangely Beautiful
The man who paints the rainbows
Happy all the time
By Mark Garner
Reaching for the stars
Someone to share my life with
Sense of Belonging
By Mark Garner
16th October 2011
'Your health is your wealth'
Face the pain? Prescribed relief
Co-codamol sleep
By Mark Garner
9th October 2011
Saddle up and ride
Off into the misty morn
Yeehaw! Bike Cowboy
By Mark Garner
2nd October 2011
A HUGE spider runs
I capture then release it
(feel like Steve Irwin)
By Mark Garner
25th September 2011
A Proclaimation
Cut and paste style politics
Free Tibet dot Org
By Mark Garner
18th September 2011
Braving the darkness
I escaped from hell, falling
Out through a Fire Exit
By Mark Garner
11th September 2011
Her first day at school
Looks older in uniform
Learning to let go
By Mark Garner
4th September 2011
Brine-encrusted verse
Rhymes of ancient mariners
And Birkenhead drills
By Mark Garner
28th August 2011
Inspiration strikes
Fingers dance freely on keys
A novel concept
By Mark Garner
21st August 2011
Ancient engines roar
Reading "Tyger burning bright"
From an antique page
By Mark Garner
14th August 2011
A murder of Crows
By a tiding of Magpies
A right carry on
By Mark Garner
7th August 2011
Listened in a chair
To Water Music mindful
Of great poverty
By Mark Garner
31st July 2011
My codename's "Armchair"
And her codename's "Paddling Pool"
Walkie talkie fun
By Mark Garner
17th July 2011
Krafty Uncle Sam
Hershey Bars taste of vomit
Bourn villains and Cads
By Mark Garner
10th July 2011
Swings and roundabouts
Always shows patience and love
A true gentle-man
By Mark Garner
3rd July 2011
We run together
Holding hands, dad and daughter
Parent's race; sports day
By Mark Garner
Open the oak drawer
Breathe in the antique camphor
Miss Havisham cakes.
By Mark Garner
12th June 2011
Make each coffee break
Like a tea ceremony
Treasure the moment
By Mark Garner
5th June 2011
The wave meets the shore
Footprints and sand castles gone
Just driftwood remains
By Mark Garner
15th May 2011
Today a small cold
Has prevented my haiku
From making some sense
By Mark Garner
I've had a good day
Feeling better, all's gone well,
My haiku's improved
By Mark Garner
8th May 2011
Spend days in a daze
Thoughts and emotions roar, so...
Back to the cushion
By Mark Garner
1st May 2011
Mind games and puzzles
Through the wood and meadow
Big blue sky in Check
By Mark Garner
24th April 2011
A Proud Warrior,
Cast in bronze. Looking across
At The Cenotaph
By Mark Garner
17th April 2011
Emperor Norton
A vagrant, ruler, madman,
Or Surrealist?
By Mark Garner
10th April 2011
Like a Samurai
Throughout life's vicissitudes
Try to keep your seat
By Mark Garner
3rd April 2011
A drink-addled boast?
No. Our novel synopsised
In awesome haikus
By Mark Garner
27th March 2011
Keep Stepping forward
Two years of this and of that.
Keep breathing. Walk on!
By Mark Garner
20th March 2011
Take That; full volume.
Saw, hammer, drill, saw again.
Then, bird song and bees.
By Mark Garner
13th March 2011
She awakes frightened
Dreaming silent streets of night
Claustrophobia
By Mark Garner
6th March 2011
World turned upside down
See from a new perspective
Practicing headstands...
By Mark Garner
27th February 2011
Out of the gutter
Or half buried in grass verge
I look at the stars
By Mark Garner
20th February 2011
The people's valour
So inspiring and humbling
Arabic heroes
By Mark Garner
13th February 2011
Emotions arise
From dust-covered memories
Aired by an in-breath
By Mark Garner
6th February 2011
Borrow energy
Move through life, ride the surf, change
and then wave goodbye
By Mark Garner
30th January 2011
Conquer all her fears
Like Don Quixote. Now just
My own to tilt at
By Mark Garner
23rd January 2011
Relinquish control
Such a hard yet easy thing
Sit and watch traffic
By Mark Garner
16th January 2011
Not even a month
According to the Romans...
Just a wintry void
By Mark Garner
9th January 2011
Bad Dad Sad Had. Dad -
Is Sad. He Had a Bad Day.
Dr Seuss wisdom...
By Mark Garner
2nd January 2011
Good size, great colour
Already like old friends, we
Go out on a 'limb'
By Mark Garner
26th December 2010
Through taiga, past lake,
Cross steppe, Gobi, some mountains
And you're nearly there!
By Mark Garner
19th December 2010
Frozen pipes at work
Jack Frost's turned vicious; good news...
I'm sent home early!!!
By Mark Garner
12th December 2010
15 minute lunch
Consume ambient music
Audio Gourmet
By Mark Garner
5th December 2010
Same; yet different
Ice and snow transforms the scene
Moods like the seasons
By Mark Garner
28th November 2010
Fellow commuter
We pass, no salutations
A fox in the snow
By Mark Garner
21st November 2010
Norfolk Ghost Story
“Who Is This Who Is Coming?”
Chilling Inscription
By Mark Garner
14th November 2010
Question: Who Am I?
Changing, Developing Like
Any Human Heart
By Mark Garner
7th November 2010
London Hieroglyphs
Rameses added his mark
And so did the Hun
By Mark Garner
31st October 2010
Running Out Of Leaf
Turn To My Tin Magazine
Stocked With Gunpowder
By Mark Garner
24th October 2010
Mrs Van Der Graaf
The old woman with mad hair
And canine best friend
By Mark Garner
17th October 2010
It is a blank slate
Nothing is coming to mind
Tabula Rasa
By Mark Garner
10th October 2010
Silhouettes at Dusk
Ghostly Steam Clouds Rise Over
Grey Cooling Towers
By Mark Garner
3rd October 2010
Peel away layers
Keep moving further beyond
Don't forget the mat
By Mark Garner
25th September 2010
Smell Magnolia
On my fingers and my clothes
(the paint, not the film...)
By Mark Garner
5th September 2010
I was walking home
He was cycling, our paths crossed
"Are you Okay?" Smiles.
By Mark Garner
29th August 2010
Old letters I sent
Obnoxious author, I was
And will be again.
By Mark Garner
22nd August 2010
Busy day, so yawn,
Let slumber overcome me,
Humble surrender
By Mark Garner
8th August 2010
Victoria, Bank,
Kew Gardens, Piccadilly,
Mornington Crescent!
By Mark Garner
8th August 2010
Tunes from Muneki,
A Customs Declaration -
His generous gift
By Mark Garner
1st August 2010
Right here and right now
Is the hardest place to be
Will I get there soon?
By Mark Garner
25th July 2010
Need to think what next
Stop being lazy right now
Directions needed
By Mark Garner
18th July 2010
Tuscan and Tasmin,
Marcos Mantis, Fiesta,
Midget and a Sprite
By Mark Garner
11th July 2010
I'll take some time out
Calm down, victual the spirit
Prior to this storm
By Mark Garner
4th July 2010
Trusty and simple
I pay my respects to you;
A good choice by Chris
By Mark Garner
27th June 2010
Dear angry Robins,
Stop harassing our old cat.
Fledglings - sty hidden!
By Mark Garner
20th June 2010
Wind. cliffs and huge sky
Fear engulfs me. "Where are they?"
Scramble for car keys
By Mark Garner
13th June 2010
Home to Captain Cook
Also to Count Dracula
And me - for a bit
By Mark Garner
6th June 2010
I hope that Cornwall
is both dry and largely free
of holiday crowds
By Mark Garner
23rd May 2010
Incense and chorus
Old stone and stained glass by sun
Illuminated
By Mark Garner
16th May 2010
Blissful resonance
From Denmark or outer space?
Night makes sight grainy
By Mark Garner
9th May 2010
Twist, pull - chop off leaves
Dice, slice, strip, sugar and cook
Rhubarb Crumble - Yum!
By Mark Garner
2nd May 2010
Return to Eden
Through rain and sun see Medlar,
Plum, Quince and Cardoons!
By Mark Garner
28th April 2010
Valve, gyroscope, sect
Volcano, vain, wreck, tactic
Raindrops, spattering
By Mark Garner
18th April 2010
Scent of petrol fumes
Mingle with that of cut grass
Car tyres screech, bees buzz
By Mark Garner
11th April 2010
Homage to Durand
And his sleep of the cypress
Hermoso Lugar
By Mark Garner
4th April 2010
Moist loam on fingers
Seeds pushed deep into the earth
Pigeon’s beady eye
By Mark Garner
28th March 2010
Open windows breathe
Spring air permeates my house
Domestic prana
By Mark Garner
21st March 2010
our dental visit
her tears and trepidation
my gritted-teeth grin
By Mark Garner
14th March 2010
Cat followed by dog
Fish and frog, flamingo too
Faunal asanas
By Mark Garner
7th March 2010
Wish I was a Cat
Curled up asleep all day long
Carelessly content
By Mark Garner
14th February 2010
The walk home from work
Wafted scents of home cooking
From steamy kitchens
By Mark Garner
7th February 2010
Perfect and aging
The lines on your face, to me -
Pure Wabi Sabi
By Mark Garner
1st February 2010
Be Compassionate
Quorn and other non-meat food
Veggie for one week
By Mark Garner
24th January 2010
Twenty Second Jan
Total Eclipse And Shadows
One Minute’s Silence
By Mark Garner
17th January 2010
Ordinary scenes?
Or urban Elysium?
Thank you Marcel Proust
By Mark Garner
10th January 2010
It’s A Brand New Year
Stupid And Selfish Gives Way
To Some Hope And Love
By Mark Garner
21st December 2009
You’re On Santa’s List.
Next Thing - You’re Off Santa’s List.
When Will You Behave?
By Mark Garner
13th December 2009
Blood, War, Shoot, Kill, Death!
Not My Thing: I Much Prefer
The News On TV
By Mark Garner
30th November 2009
I Forget Like A
Circumnavigating Fish
After One’s Bowl’s Tour
By Mark Garner
23rd November 2009
A Beeb Mantra - 10
Print “Om Mani Padme Hum”
20 Go To 10
By Mark Garner
8th November 2009
Blessed Be Weekends
Spare Moments, Broadsheet Browsing
Blissfully Idle
By Mark Garner
25th October 2009
Cranes Dance Whilst Snow Falls
On A Dark Tower Where I
Watch Planets At Night
By Mark Garner
18th October 2009
Your Job Is At Risk
Of Redundancy, They Said
Autumn Shone Outside
By Mark Garner
11th October 2009
Do You Do Haiku?
Wistful Yearning, Keen Insight?
Well, I Wrote These Lines.
By Mark Garner
4th October 2009
Life’s Worries Disperse
Lost In The Soft, Slow Plunge Of
A Cafetiere
By Mark Garner
21st September 2009
ten eager children
assault the bouncy castle.
a euphoric siege
By Mark Garner
14th September 2009
Doll’s Hat Lost In Zoo
But Parent’s Fib Soon Exposed
By Sharp-Eyed Toddler
By Mark Garner
31st August 2009
Baltimore Drug Crime
Sixty Five Hours Watching
TV Late At Night
By Mark Garner
24th August 2009
Old friend, London tryst
Waterhouse and Chinese tea?
Capital idea!
By Mark Garner
17th August 2009
Loose Green tea (roasted),
Bancha Houjicha is my
Japanese cuppa
By Mark Garner
9th August 2009
Friday afternoon
Fog of laziness at work
descends and stifles
By Mark Garner
2nd August 2009
On the phone “Please hold”!
IT play Prog-rock muzak.
Waiting for Godot.
By Mark Garner
26th July 2009
There Was A Young Man
In A Fix: His Haiku And
Limerick Don’t Mix
By Mark Garner
19th July 2009
A Steve Reich Mantra
Chant “You Are Where You’re Thoughts Are”
Repetitiously
By Mark Garner
12th July 2009
The Crash Of The Waves
Against The Shifting Shingle
No More: Back From Hols
By Mark Garner
5th July 2009
I stroked cats today
On my way to work, and each
Purred in sympathy
By Mark Garner
28th June 2009
Writing in Haiku
Is like packing far too much
In a small suitcase
By Mark Garner
14th June 2009
Four Poster Bed Hell
Luxury Soft Sofa With
Three Extra Pillows
By Mark Garner
7th June 2009
A Zen Garden Please
No Weeding, No Watering
Just Gravel and Grace
By Mark Garner
31st May 2009
Yellow Canary
Sing no more now you have gone
Leagues down the mine shaft
By Mark Garner
24th May 2009
Acronyms Are A
Useful Latin Abbrevi-
ation; Q.E.D.
By Mark Garner
16th May 2009
Brum Weekend Away
Much Pressure From Chris On Phone
‘Insert Last Line Here’
By Mark Garner
10th May 2009
My Two Year Old Girl
Sings, Shouts and Dances Around
Britain's Got Talent
My Mark Garner
3rd May 2009
Spring Is Here: Bees Buzz
New Spuds Chit In The Shed And
Smell Of Creosote
By Mark Garner
26th April 2009
19th April 2009
A Short Zen Poem
Dedicated To Alvin
A Haiku-ca-choo
By Mark Garner
