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February 6, 2019 by Christine Goodnough

Circling the Thought

passing the beggar
a man steps round the thought
of someone in need

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Thoughts | Tagged poverty, random | Leave a comment
October 27, 2018 by Christine Goodnough

Skim Milk

panhandler shivers
as cold faces stream past
skim milk tonight

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Seasons, Senryu, Thoughts | Tagged Charity, Despair, indigents, poverty, random, truth, wisdom | 5 Comments
September 16, 2018 by Christine Goodnough

Rain

rain at harvest
tears in the eyes
of many mothers

Posted in Family, Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Musings, Nature, Poems, Seasons, Work | Tagged life, poverty, random | Leave a comment
June 4, 2018 by Christine Goodnough

Bouquet

listless bouquet
from a weary street vendor
cement sidewalk

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Nature, Poems, Reflections, Thoughts, Work | Tagged City, journal, personal, poverty, random | Leave a comment
November 8, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Cabin

things in my cabin
hang neatly on the wall
contentment complete

Posted in Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections | Tagged homesteading, life, poverty, work | Leave a comment
October 18, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Homeless

like a stray cat
the teen girl searches the dumpster
one more time

Posted in Cats, Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Senryu, Thoughts | Tagged fear, Homeless, hunger, poverty, sorrow | Leave a comment
February 14, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Faded Roses

a widow gathers
faded roses from the park
the scent of poverty

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Seasons, Senryu | Tagged flowers, poetry, poverty, random | 2 Comments
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 16, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

No Bread

the laborer’s son
his new winter coat so loose
no bread all week

Posted in Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Poems | Tagged children, poetry, poverty, random | Leave a comment
January 3, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

Broken

a broken bottle
left on the grate–tells the tale
a life gone so wrong

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections | Tagged Despair, health, life, poverty, random, substance abuse, thoughts | Leave a comment

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