Wednesday Evening

May 30, 2012

unexpected treat
Jordanian baklava
pistachio joy
              E.B. Reid

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Today's weather, I
must be twins separated
both very frigid
                       E.B. Reid

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

horrid disbelief
Winter returns all too soon
May snow hard on eyes
                       E.B. Reid

Ten O'Clock Sprinter

May 28, 2012

hood string pulled too tight
sprints face first in cruelest winds
liquor store's first guest
                      E.B. Reid

Post Modern dream

May 27, 2012

gallery donors
gifted pink marzipan pigs
rubber red peppers
                     E.B. Reid

Saturday, May 26, 2012

grocery bag takes flight
fence locked, trapped in yard next door
silly obsession
               E.B. Reid

Friday, May 25, 2012

work has robbed our zip
tea/chat long before sunset
sleep before moonrise
                           E.B. Reid

May 24, 2012

growing older "sucks"
Only choice - get youth work done:
ear tube surgery
                             E.B. Reid

Wednesday Morning

May 23, 2012

sunlight trick with rain
five fingers stretch from Heaven
maybe good omen
                               E.B. Reid

May Dandilions

May 23, 2012

annoying beauties
green lids, yellow eye lashes
gardeners won't flirt
                      E.B. Reid

Moo Moo's Ice Cream, a return trip

May 22, 2012

post work - line up - NO!
Kids don't rule my ice cream day!
I'll be back later.
                         E.B. Reid

Monday, May 21, 2012

treat: iceberg greets friends
vanilla ice cream slab cake
Middle Cove surprise
                               E.B. Reid

The Farm, Old Broad Cove Road

Sunday, May 20, 2012

early summer crop
"Good Buy on Rhubarb today!"
friend leaves with free treats
                         E.B. Reid

Victoria Day Weekend at The Rooms

May 19th, 2012

          a
daredevil seagulls
dips, dives, barrel rolls on gusts
high over ghost town

        b
shadow puppet play
giant monster wings leave town
Signal Hill saved, clouds

         c
weekend invasion
white capped herd  charge Fort Amherst
port takes its chances
                          E.B. Reid

Happy 80th, Elsie P.R.

May 19, 2012

Heaven's birthday tea:
fresh oven baked cod, minced tarts.
Ladybugs flit, lit.
                    E.B. Reid

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Fine, I'll use my words...
(choose passive non-violence)
but you won't like them.
                        E.B. Reid

Good Night, Charlie

May 17, 2012

brief daycare hero
Heaven's huge hamster wheel
waits your little paws
                        E.B. Reid

Little Miss Headliner

May 17, 2012

Lord of the Flies girl,
sad skinny bruised little thing,
pray for her spirit.
                        E.B. Reid

Thank you, Donna Summer

May 17, 2012

Disco ball spin stopped.
"She Work Hard for the Money"
Heaven's dance club waits.
                         E.B. Reid

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 (am)

tiny stow away
passenger side window, spider
climbs single web strand
                          E.B. Reid

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 (5:36pm)

Perfect night for wreck.
Only brave poet on deck.
Ship, sailing solo.
                      E.B. Reid

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Ended early lawn-
mower's hibernation. Still
debate leg shave start.
               E.B. Reid

Monday, May 14th, 2012

school turned vet clinic
pet hamster palliative care
things don't look so good
                       E.B. Reid

Sunday Night

May 13, 2012

shock, pitch black panic
grey crosstown cinema rush
bright pink tardiness
                     E.B. Reid

Mother's Day

May 13, 2012

seafood sacrificed
lobster, boiled bright orange
all good things for Mom
                  E.B. Reid

Limes!

May 12, 2012

When Life gives you limes,
no other rational choice,
buy more Corona.
                E.B. Reid

Georgetown Bakery, Saturday Morning

May 12, 2012

after all night-er
fresh baked chocolate croissants
perfect sookie cure
               E.B. Reid

Saturday, May 12, 2012

workaholic's cure
swallow salted paperwork
clog empty vessel
                E.B. Reid

Friday, May 11, 2012

hypocrite teacher
child: hated study, now
home-workaholic
                E.B. Reid

Pretty in Green (Do Over Day) 20th Anniversary

May 10, 2012

Given half the chance...
Prom: Should have stuck with Duckie...
dis-regarded Blane.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

flowerbed star-bursts
bright yellow hurts tired eyes
blooming daffodils
                      E.B. Reid

May 7, 2012

Blessed Monday - fog lifts
Stranger Sun shines everywhere
incorrect forecast
                        E.B. Reid

Thank you, Maurice Sendak

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Boat sails gently...
Wild Things'  eternal king...
Heaven's supper waits...
                         E.B. Reid

Sunday, May 6, 2012

rough morning after
can't pull being from warm bed
wool stall hangover
                        E.B. Reid

Charlottestreet demo at Johnny Ruth

May 5, 2012

fashionista show
cool sista thrills with scissors
wee princess spellbound
                           E.B. Reid

Anglican Cathedral Spring Sale

May 5, 2012

wonderful mayhem
homemade marmalade frenzy
run Nanny run
                        E.B. Reid

Queens Road Crow's Nest

May 5, 2012

prime overcast view
high above cast-iron dove
crow feathers new nest
                         E.B. Reid

Heather

May 4, 2012

blessed special flower
beauty thrives in rough patches
love lives forever
                      E.B. Reid

Thursday, May 3, 2012

best of intentions
paper work paralyzes
She: procrastinates
                    E.B. Reid

Ship Pub's Potato Leak Soup

May 2, 2012

hot creamy goodness
bitter fog, soup warms inner core
perfect Wednesday din
                       E.B. Reid

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

street/headlights highlight
public intimacies shared
parking lot romance
                       E.B. Reid

St Michael's and All Angels Fundraiser Dinner

April 30, 2012

some would surely shun...
fine folks feast on flipper feed
most tasty taboo
                         E.B. Reid

April 30, 2012

                a
whitened Monday morn
Mother Nature's cruel surprise
snow not good for eyes

               b
daffodils depressed
heads bowed from weight
of new Spring hats
                         E.B. Reid

Sunday, April 29, 2012 take two

ear: no surround sound
numb/contrary once again
gross infection back
                            E.B. Reid

Sunday, April 29, 2012

After the car passed...
crow dragged dead starling from street.
Terrible nature.
                  E.B. Reid

Shallaway's Spring Concert at Arts and Culture Centre

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Beautiful. Sweet bliss.
Chorus of angel voices
bring adults to tears.
                    E.B. Reid

Friday, April 27, 2012

The thing is - Karma
points - can't be saved - must be used
before coffee cools.
                       E.B. Reid

Thank you, Big Tom

April 25, 2012

heart-larger than life
Saturdays-never the same
shed-sad vacancy
                       E.B. Reid

Saturday Leftovers

Saturday, |April 21, 2012

sweet Blackhead Cove treat
Merang shaped iceberg floats/spins
just in time for tea
                    E.B. Reid

Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare

Monday,  April 23, 2012

greatest lit hero
actor, poet, playwright, star
didn't write haiku...
                      E.B. Reid