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

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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