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behind the yew hedge
drawings by Mathew Stauntonhaiku & senryu by Gabriel Rosenstock
The Onslaught Press
Published in Oxford by The Onslaught Press 11 Ridley Road, OX4 2QJ
September, 2015
haiku and senryu © 2015 Gabriel Rosenstock
drawings © 2015 Mathew Staunton
the ‘behind the yew hedge’ drawings were exhibited at the Manufacture des Tabacs in Toulouse in March & April 2014
and at the Verre à Pied in Paris in June of the same year
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted,
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior
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ISBN-13 978-0-9927238-8-0
Typeset in Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro W3 & W6 by Mathew Staunton
Printed by Lightning Source
for Aoife
boladh muisc—seanlitreacha grádoléite nach mór
musky odour—old love lettersalmost illegible
alien abduction—birdsong no longerthe same
fuadach eachtardhomhanda—cantaireacht éanní hé an rud céanna é
braon báistí ...cuimhne gan choinnear dheora dé i gciarraí
a drop of rain ...suddenly rememberingfuchsia in kerry
domhnach tais—imirce na scamallarís inniu
damp sunday—the emigration of cloudsagain today
mug of green tea ...slowly the handsgrow warm
muga tae ghlais ...teas sna lámhade réir a chéile
cruicéadar an raidió—preabann spideog chuig craobhóg eile
cricketon the radio—a robin hops to another twig
children at play—shadows shadowseverywhere
leanaí ag súgradh—scáthanna scáthannagach aon áit
binse páirce—fear an phoist ar scorag bogchaoineadh
park bench—a retired postmansobs quietly
other poetry collections published by The Onslaught Press
Bumper Cars (2015) Athol WilliamsWaslap (2015) Rethabile MasiloAistear Anama (2014) Tadhg Ó Caoinleainfor the children of Gaza (2014) M. Staunton & R. Masilo eds.Poison Trees (2014) Philippe Saltel & Mathew Staunton
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