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March 18, 2019 by Christine Goodnough

Mom makes the bed

when mom makes the bed
she wallops all the monsters
super powers

Posted in Family, Haiku, Home, Humor, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Senryu | Tagged children, fear, parenting | 3 Comments
January 4, 2019 by Christine Goodnough

Case Closed

I’ve closed the case
on my folks’ musical hopes
sour notes linger

Posted in Haiku, Humor, Micropoetry, Reflections, Senryu, Thoughts | Tagged children, dreams, music, parenting | Leave a comment
October 29, 2018 by Christine Goodnough

Novel

paperback novel
once more he tells her
her relatives are strange

Posted in Family, Haiku, Humor, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Senryu, Thoughts | Tagged characters, Eccentrics, Habits, parenting, relationships, stories | 3 Comments
August 18, 2018 by Christine Goodnough

Upcoming Generation

ship bringing food
reaches the besieged town
only children at the dock

Posted in Family, Haiku, Love, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Thoughts | Tagged children, disaster, food, parenting, survival | 6 Comments
February 20, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Licking the Spoon

want to lick the spoon?
mother always offered
sweet taste of childhood

Posted in Family, Haiku, Home, Love, Micropoetry, Poems, Reflections, Thoughts | Tagged children, food, parenting, random | 3 Comments
February 2, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Thunder

sudden thunder booms
in father’s angry words
lightning in his hands

Posted in Family, Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Senryu | Tagged Abuse, anger, children, fear, parenting, poetry, relationships | Leave a comment
January 17, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

A New Dress

the gardener’s child
in a faded rose dress
the neighbour girl outgrew

Posted in Family, Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Poems, Reflections | Tagged children, parenting, poetry, poverty, random, Second-hand | Leave a comment
January 15, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

A Gift for Mother

gift for his mother
he looks in each cupboard— where
shall I hide it, Mom?

Posted in Family, Haiku, Home, Humor, Micropoetry, Poems, Senryu, Thoughts | Tagged children, kids, love, parenting, poetry, random | Leave a comment
December 28, 2015 by Christine Goodnough

If

if my little girl
were here I would find delight
in all this wet snow

(Borrowing & revamping a strain of thought from Issa)

Posted in Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Poems, Reflections, Seasons, Senryu | Tagged amusements, children, humor, parenting, play, thoughts, winter | 2 Comments
December 3, 2015 by Christine Goodnough

Our Little Clock

baby’s tiny hands
her sweet round face, her alarms
our little clock

Posted in Family, Haiku, Home, Humor, Love, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Senryu | Tagged babies, parenting, thoughts, time, work | Leave a comment

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