In The Urban Jungle

Boy on jungle gym,
Swings high on the monkey bars
-tarzan of boston.

Copyright 2009

Just Fun

Sitting by frogpond,
Four year old feet splashing
-making memories.

Copyright 2009

Just In Time.

Man runs with daughter,
Rain starts as they come to school
-Tower clock shows nine.

Copyright 2009

Murphy's Haiku #58

Staff meeting at nine,
Trolley service running late
-detrained at park street.

Copyright 2009

Sign Of Our Times

In Boston's North End,
Scents of Italian dishes
-man holds sign for food.

Copyright 2009

Pay Before Play

School group at window,
Man takes money and records
-then crunches numbers.

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NaPoWriMo Poem #25

Riverway Reverie
By Edward S. Gault

After Jessie evicted us, we found the place on the Riverway.
We took lengthy walks along the Fens, had our first child and raised her there.
I had had several photo shows, and things were fine-then came the crash.

Copyright©2009

A Week's Freedom

Parents with children
Jaunting around Boston's graves
-school vacation week.

Copyright 2009

Happy Valentines Day 2009

A gondola glides
Through the esplanade canal
-a couple kisses.

Copyright 2009

Murphy's Haiku #50 - College Days Series

Professor lectures,
I'm chased by Molasses flood!
-woken to take quiz.

Copyright 2009.

A Place For A Stroll

Riverside Park
Photography: Edward S. Gault

Along the river,

People stroll through esplenade

-Botanical Walks.

Copyright 2008

Weekend Snapshot

see also Forest River Creations

Here's Looking...Down At You?

Dome
Photo: Edward S. Gault (from Boston's Skywalk, Prudential Center)


Commanding structures
Tower over us each day
-now, they'll look to me!

Copyright 2008

Weekendend Snapshot
and see also Forest River Creations

A Small Gesture

Small girl on Swanboat
Waves to children on the bridge
-they wave too, and smile.

Copyright 2008

Discovering New Vistas

She saw her whole world,
As a huge dollhouse city
-Prudential's Skywalk.

Copyright 2008

Stormy Beauty

Boston overcast,
Layers of dark grey clouds form
-majestic towers.

Copyright 2008

NaPoWriMo #22

I didn't come in first.
I was glad just to finish,
-O what ecstasy!

Copyright 2008

NaPoWriMo #5

The rain is one thing,
But struggle through Haymarket
-just to find cashews!?

Copyright 2008

Where Is The Oldest Part Of Your Town?

Standing in North Square,
Centuries flow together
-to the left and right.

Copyright 2008

Weathering Those Snowstorm Blues

Here in Boston , we're down one snowstorm this last Thursday, and we have another one coming up tomorrow. I got a lot of good material out of this storm though, The best way to "weather" a storm is to write:

Snowstorm in courtyard
People shovel paths to door-
Then, even more snow.

Copyright 2007

Got The Boston Blues?

Haymarket Dream
by Edward S. Gault

Old derelicts
Lay sleeping to the sounds
Of clarinet music
Under the Fitzgerald Expressway.
Vendors pitch chick peas,
Squash, and drupes;
Others haggle
With old vietnamese women
Over the price of celery.
Nearby a child sells
Conch shells
For a nickle
At her table.

Copyright 2007