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August 24, 2018 by Christine Goodnough

The Long Way

full moonlight
plays on the headstones
we take the long way
not that we’re superstitious
just want exercise
😉

Posted in Haiku, Humor, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Senryu, Thoughts | Tagged fear, Funny, poetry, random, superstition, tanka | Leave a comment
March 9, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Dementia

he thinks I’m his wife
the resident in room twelve
but I died last year
so why am I here — and how
did I cook his eggs?

Posted in Family, Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections, Senryu | Tagged Aging, caregivers, dementia, humour, life, random, seniors, tanka | 2 Comments
March 3, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Breakers

breakers sweep away
the sounds of gulls on the beach
ever bickering
you and me on a blanket
planning our future

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Nature, Poems, Reflections, Thoughts | Tagged Birds, life, ocean, Plans, poetry, random, tanka | 2 Comments
February 27, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Flexible

Just for fun…

stretch and bend, touch toes,
the trainer says, will do me good
in twenty years
I stretch, bend, reach for my toes
and hear my spine crack

 

Posted in Haiku, Humor, Micropoetry, Personal, Poems, Thoughts | Tagged Agility, exercise, health, tanka | Leave a comment
January 12, 2017 by Christine Goodnough

Winter Day Dreams

To fly with blackbirds
twirl with the windblown leaves
ah, winter’s day dreams
for the snow-laden scarecrow
with his frozen smile

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Nature, Poems, Seasons | Tagged cold, dreams, random, tanka, winter | 1 Comment
February 6, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

Love of the Prairie #3

The Slough

cat-tails rustling
in the frozen slough
collect drifting snow
spilling their hearts out
to an oblivious wind

Posted in Haiku, Home, Inspiration, Micropoetry, Musings, Nature, Poems, Reflections, Seasons | Tagged Beauty, journal, prairies, random, tanka, winter | Leave a comment
October 30, 2015 by Christine Goodnough

Beside the Dumpster

the cafe is full
people eat, drink, talk, laugh—
out beside the dumpster
a hungry street kid, waiting
shivers in the dark

Posted in Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections | Tagged children, courage, Homeless, life, poetry, random, street life, tanka, thoughts | Leave a comment
October 23, 2015 by Christine Goodnough

Secret Sin

in my flowerbed
I turn up a hidden toad
abashed and annoyed
he dives for cover again
like a secret sin

Posted in Garden, Haiku, Home, Micropoetry, Musings, Nature, Poems | Tagged humor, personal, poetry, seasons, sin, tanka, thoughts, toads | Leave a comment
October 22, 2015 by Christine Goodnough

Out of the Stream

people stream past
fish in a rushing river
I gaze at my ticket
hoping it will bring me
to some gentle brook

Posted in Haiku, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections | Tagged life, peace, poetry, random, tanka, thoughts, travel | Leave a comment
September 5, 2015 by Christine Goodnough

Wiped Out

his love for her
he wrote in the sand one day
some swell wiped it out
she gets the pictures
he gets the dog

Posted in Family, Home, Love, Micropoetry, Musings, Poems, Reflections | Tagged home, poetry, random, relationships, sorrow, tanka, thoughts | 2 Comments

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