New Year's Resolutions

December 31, 2011

New Year's Resolutions for 2012

-muzzle bitchiness
-put off procrastinating
-take steps to walk more

                               E.B. Reid

Duckworth Street's hidden staircase

December 30, 2011

wonderful secret
vintage red/green tiles alternate
behind cupboard door
                   E.B. Reid

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Christmas leftover
hard sauce, blue brandy flames danced
pudding, dinner's star
                       E.B. Reid

for dear sweet Gingy, with thanks

December 28, 2011

most special cat friend
every day a wide eyed gift
sight blessed by white light
                           E.B. Reid

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Christmas Tea Special:
melted cheese on cubed fresh bread
floats on onion soup
                               E.B. Reid

Boxing Day Reflections

December 26, 2011

Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,  Christmas Morning
December 25, 2011

morn, all is calm/bright
Sun's slow rise brightens stained glass
folks warmed  by cold stone
                            E.B. Reid
     *          *           *

Memory of St. Luke's Home

home's snow sign reminds
red blooms filled missus' small room
Poinsettia jungle
                             E.B. Reid
       *      *     *

Freshwater Road

early morning drive
fresh bread scented air fills sky
Heaven from Manna
                              E.B. Reid

December 25, 2011

Christmas Day

family Christmas cure:
Purity syrup, Schnapps, Sprite
pah rump pa pum pum
                                        E.B. Reid

for Shirley

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas Eve morn - wake
Spencer girls welcome sister
Sleep - heavenly peace
                              E.B. Reid

Friday, December 23, 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

holiday panic
bright happy tacky Christmas
Bless us everyone
                                   E.B. Reid

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Thursday, December 22, 2011

night pre-last school day
kids high with Santa fever
teacher can't compete
                           E.B. Reid

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

darkest day of year
cold heart break frozen in time
saddest day of life
                                 E.B. Reid

December 20, 2011

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

neon ice lollies
Christmas procrastination
snow crusted trees glow
                                E.B. Reid

Time Machine

Time Machine
(haiku for December 14th to December 19th)

Oliver's Restaurant,
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

poet's secret date
seduced by bloody steak flesh
letter coloured rare
                             E.B. Reid
  *    *   *

Hey Rosetta! at the Delta,
Thursday, December 15, 2011

she, dancing puppet
speakers thud behind rib cage
brilliance moves being
                             E.B. Reid

  *     *    * 

Tim Baker of Hey Rosetta! sings O Come Emanuel
Hey Rosetta! at the Delta
Thursday, December 15, 2011

spirit surrounded
eyes closed, alone, overwhelmed
bite lip, hold back tears
                               E.B. Reid
   *       *       *

  Mrs Foote
Friday, December 16, 2011

sweet as home baked treats
soul as white as her fine hair
thanks for kind spirit


  *         *           *

Cooked Dinner in The Goulds
Saturday, December 17, 2011

salty sin goodness
cooked cabbage, beef, peas pudding
parched mouth waters still
                                    E.B. Reid

     *          *          *

Sunday, December 18, 2011

suspicions confirmed
computer is terminal
patient can't be saved
                                      E.B. Reid

 *               *            *

Monday, December 19, 2011

night never ending
trees bear/blossom rainbow lights
glow to and from work
                                  E.B. Reid

December 13, 2011

December 13, 2011

teacher stress relief
pick/peel dried crafting glue
so satisfying
                              E.B. Reid

December 12, 2011

December 12, 2011

drive to work in dark
sun sets soon after high noon
Christmas lights relieve
                             E.B. Reid

December 11, 2011

December 11, 2011

be very afraid...
crazed Christmas shopping zombies...
avoid every mall.
                         E.B. Reid

December 10, 2011

December 10, 2011

Purity syrup
settled neon raspberry
pre-stirred clear pop dawn
                      E.B. Reid

December 9, 2011

Unbelievable...
Marvel Advent Calender....
someone missed the point.
                         E.B. Reid

December 8, 2011

 December 8, 2011

computer headache
tech-no-logical nightmare
pen/paper fool proof
                            E.B. Reid

December 7, 2011

December 7, 2011

early morning sky
thick spread blueberry cream cheese
smeared on fresh black bread
                             E.B. Reid

December 6, 2011

December 6, 2011

downside of teaching
being conquered by sniffles
should claim hazard pay
                          E.B. Reid

Fisher Price people

December 5, 2011

When did this happen?
My youth's Fisher Price people
become "old fashioned".
                                     E.B. Reid

December 4, 2011

December 4, 2011

Can Con shopping truth...
avoid Christmas nightmares. Shop
Zellars not Wallmart.
                            E.B. Reid

December 3, 2011

December 3, 2011

thousands dinners end
Noritake tragedy
thanks for memories
                               E.B. Reid

Unsatisfactory Entry

December 2, 2011

Thank God it's Friday
Rest the reward at week's end
Thank God weekends end
                         E.B. Reid

Anonymous Savory?

December 1, 2011

home find weird doorstop
anonymous savory
perhaps turkey next
                          E.B. Reid

November 30, 2011

November 30, 2011

motor hums, birds wait
neither world of night and dawn
sky of mauve silk scarves

       *      *     *
sometimes tiny zits
cause most pain, make the most mess
leave the worst scars
                                          E.B. Reid

definitely not victoria bliss

November 29, 2011

Tuesday night horror
computer throwing tantrum
ignorance not bliss
                                    E.B. Reid

November 28, 2011

November 28, 2011

dawn's pinkening sky
catch collect release stop lights
Monday morn commute
                                   E.B. Reid

Basilica of St. John the Baptist Advent Festival et al

November 27, 2011

Bathed by candle light
voices flood Basilica
Peace moves some to tears

          *            *           *

rescued from dust bin
cracked lucky blue elephant
blessed with a new home
                              E.B. Reid
       

How to Save a Shrunken Scarf

November 26, 2011

wool resurrection
soak herbal conditioner
warm water, stretch/save
                         E.B. Reid

Happy Bra Day!

November 25, 2011

Despite aching foot...
Happy Bra Day to me, yeah!
Trumps Good Hair Friday
                                   E.B. Reid

SNOW DAY!

November 24, 2011

holiday: hard earned
no school but dig out drive way
dig out everything
                               E.B. Reid

November 23, 2011

November 23, 2011

playground miracle
I'll never learn my lesson
amber found in snow

          *      *       *

grandmother's/aunt's house
cold/empty/forgotten lost tomb
for lease: king's ransom
                                 E.B. Reid

November 22, 2011

November 22, 2011

amber bead bracelet
daily lucky talisman
lost like dinosaurs

     *    *    *

snow on windshield
momentary winter
conquered by wipers
                       E.B. Reid

November 21, 2011

November 21, 2011

crow surfs on wind gust
notes herd of savage children
thinks better, flies on
                                 E.B. Reid

Rennies River (public service announcement)

November 20, 2011

If you're so inclined-
shoot up at river's banks.  Please,
safely trash needles.
                                    E.B. Reid

November 19, 2011

November 19, 2011

years frozen in time
change honey state, solid thawed
bring sweet back to life
                                        E.B. Reid

November 18, 2011

November 18, 2011

awfulness returns
bloated grey worm on wet road
Friday sniffles suck
                                 E.B. Reid

November 17, 2011

November 17, 2011

truth of this culture:
it takes quite the daddy to
bully kids' teacher
                          E.B. Reid

November 16, 2011

November 16, 2011

today's kindness act
saving summer's last spider
from yard's cruel youngsters
                                      E.B. Reid

November 15, 2011

November 15, 2011

green grass crusted white
grey steam rises from street grates
early mid Fall morn
                                E.B. Reid

November 14, 2011

November 14, 2011

worst enemy - me
learn to relax and heal
physio frustates
                           E.B. Reid

Yellow Belly Brewery

November 13, 2011

pizza accident
waitress trips, cheese flies hither/yon,
my klutz curse lives on
                                    E.B. Reid

November 12, 2011

November 12, 2011

sometimes Saturdays
forfeit chores, running errands
choose warm naps instead
                              E.B. Reid

Remembrance Day

 11/11/11

moment of silence
sad annual ritual
list your much loved dead

       *     *    *

friendship, like good tea
awful when over-steeped
even worse when cold
                                        E.B. Reid

November 10, 2011

November 10, 2011

friends, plastic treasures
priceless sentimental worth
panic raised when lost
                                E.B. Reid

November 9, 2011

November 9, 2011

easy baked mamas
over-processed childhoods
dads from concentrate
                         E.B. Reid

November 8, 2011

November 8, 2011

rush hour voyeurs
lined birds like stringed onyx beads
note mans' frustrations
                                 E.B. Reid

November 7, 2011

November 7, 2011

green shoots begin straight
elements influence growth
time finds truth rough, curved
                              E.B. Reid

November 6, 2011

November 6, 2011

dip beetle in ink
watch it march, cross white parchment
poetry or art
                              E.B. Reid

November 5, 2011

November 5, 2011

Styrofoam like bits
cold uncomfortable truth
premature winter
                                    E.B. Reid

November 4, 2011

November 4, 2011

despite frozen earth
handsome sized-pink wiggly beast
Cadillac of worms
                               E.B. Reid

November 3, 2011

November 3, 2011

night, distant Signal Hill
lights, fly downwards, glow home wards
no fireflies here
                       E.B. Reid

November 2, 2011

November 2, 2011

cat, poor alarm clock
early wake up call, desk crash
paws fast pre-coffee
                                   E.B. Reid

November 1, 2011

November 1, 2011

dark alligator
pain lurks below waterline
hurt waiting to strike
                         E.B. Reid

Hallowe'en Night

October 31, 2011

hot chocolate chai tea
steam shadows dance on tea pot
waiting for goblins
                           E.B. Reid

Fred's Records

October 30, 2011

Sunday shopping spree
splurge on Split Enz forty five
vinyl fantasy
                     E.B. Reid

October 29, 2011

October 29, 2011

despite poor harvest
fat river rat pre-first snow
chubby bum waddles
                               E.B. Reid

October 28, 2011

October 28, 2011

delayed reaction
couldn't cry on school playground
tears fall like wet snow
                           E.B. Reid

October 27, 2011

October 27, 2011

 cat, wide eyed sentry
sits on sill as wind/rain/leaves crash
she, smarter, stays home

  *            *             *

slow trek for high ground
soul saves chilled snail from pre-storm
worn shell's good karma
                                            E.B. Reid

October 26, 2011

October 26, 2011

some dumped house plants
grow/thrive past former owners
post abandonment
                              E.B. Reid

October 25, 2011

October 25, 2011

don't like this dream type
visit with resentful ghost
guiltiness haunts me
                      E.B. Reid

October 24, 2011

October 24, 2011

fine October morn
mist rising from still green grass
saucy jays gossip
                         E.B. Reid

October 23, 2011

October 23, 2011

uncommon sighting
crows lies amongst yellowed leaves
sleep beyond dreaming
                             E.B. Reid

October 22, 2011

October 22, 2011

October leaves fall
homemade chili, fine red wine
sometimes life is good
                             E.B. Reid

October 21, 2011

October 21, 2011

gym, my worst subject
picked last for class teams always
playground spill proves it
                             E.B. Reid

October 20, 2011

October 20, 2011

ankle's twist of fate
not so obsequious day
school's out for teacher
                              E.B. Reid

October 19, 2011

October 19, 2011

ankle twist and shout
mid morning misstep,foot fall
ego blackened, bruised
                               E.B. Reid

October 18, 2011

October 18, 2011

relief at day's end
savage bra lies dead on floor
boobage can roam free
                            E.B. Reid

Ode to Joyce (and Larry) etc

Monday, October 17, 2011

Ode to Joyce (and Larry)

juice of magic bean
grateful for bottomless cup
thanks runneth over

    *      *      *

Occupy protest?
trash can smolders on campus...
careless smokers butt
                                       E.B. Reid

Life Lesson from Marmite the Cat

October 16, 2011

can't hide forever
bed's under-space is lonely
be social sometimes
                            E.B. Reid

Anglican Cathedral Fall sale

October 15, 2011

Parish Hall bustling
homemade fudge, sweaters, socks, jams
spiritual bargains
                           E.B. Reid

October 14, 2011

October 14, 2011

big water spider...
(good karma, pre Church sale)
...flicked from Parish Hall
                                     E.B. Reid

October 13, 2011

October 13, 2011

Autumn has arrived...
throbbing neon green nose goo
...Winter is coming.
                                   E.B. Reid

Barry Buckle's Turkey Pie

October 12, 2011

Sweet Merciful Lord!
Barry Buckle's Turkey Pie
Ship Pub's all time best!
                               E.B. Reid

Election Day

October 11, 2011

folks haunt glowing tube
city streets drizzle quiet
all wait vote results
                               E.B. Reid

for Raymie

October 10, 2011

boat's final launching
Island boy sailing homeward
where full moon meets sea
                                          E.B. Reid

Thanksgiving Dinner

October 9, 2011

oven roast turkey
potato, parsnip, turnip
gravy with giblets
                         E.B. Reid

October 8, 2011

October 8, 2011

without an anchor
strong, solid, secured, submerged
boat just floats away
                                E.B. Reid

Friday, October 7, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

Friday's pinky swear
the promise of three home days
plastic pink ring prize
                                      E.B. Reid

October 6, 2011

October 6, 2011

children "magick-ing"
wind gusts blow laughters gales
stuff of memory
                                E.B. Reid

October 5, 2011

October 5, 2011

odd combination:
Stolichnaya, jam jams...
peppermint knob's twist
                                     E.B. Reid

Bobblehead Ted

October 4, 2011


On the Go larking
planning digital mischief
Bobblehead Ted scored
                                  E.B. Reid

Monday, October 3, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

summer's last spider
moved house from bookshelf to lamp...
they have squatter's right?
                                            E.B. Reid

Hurricane Ophelia

October 2, 2011

Ophelia comes
another rain storm forecast
we all might drown
                       E.B. Reid

October 1, 2011

October 1, 2011

dream: dead hummingbird
rainbow wings, white sandy beach
warm ocean waves stir
                           E.B. Reid

Dominion Ale

September 30, 2011

Dominion Ale
taste seventies Georgetown
toast the work week's end
                               E.B. Reid

September 29, 2011

September 29, 2011

Autumn casualty
striped puff blown across sidewalk
let forever bee
                             E.B. Reid

Annie at Holy Heart

September 28, 2011

house's red squirrel
foxy lady wears fox glove
Malone's Hannigan
                                 E.B. Reid

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

play-yard, beetles spied
sleek black bugs twist in gravel-
they come here often?
                                  E.B. Reid

September 26, 2011

September 26, 2011
(post number 100)

clouds, jellyfish shaped
suspended animation
float in blue sea/sky
                                E.B. Reid

St Pat's Ball Field

September 25, 2011

sunflower seeds fly...
if only crows ate all germs
life would be diff'rent
                             E.B. Reid

Georgetown Bakery re-visited

September 24, 2011

fresh chocolate croissants
hot goo goodness wrapped in sin
"easily damaged"
                              E.B. Reid

As Seen on T.V.

September 23, 2011


(inspired by Jim Henson's 75th birthday)

show's Muppet master
fun fur monsters' pal's birthdate
fuzzy smile missed

         *        *        *
(inspired by the final episode
  of the soap opera All My Children)

All My Children gone
Nixon's book opened daily...
diary finished
                                 E.B. Reid

September 23, 2011

September 23, 2011

        a
memorial day
drizzle, leaves one feeling cold...
wondering what if...

      b
below flames flicker
where wick has just died, ghost burns
melted wax pools clear
                                                     E.B. Reid

September 22, 2011

September 22, 2011

opinions fly free
tongue's lightning strike, brown tempest
Guiness truth serum
                                           E.B. Reid

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

cheeks pink from warm breeze
belly full from Ship's pasta din
good start: Fall's first day
                                              E.B. Reid

September 20, 2011

September 20, 2011

workplace politics
Friday's act, random kindness
Monday's trashed treasure
                                                 E.B. Reid

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011

girls' night, comfort food...
cheese macaroni she made...
bad haiku she wrote...
                                       E.B. Reid

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011

it's common held faith...
summer procratinated
saved nice days til end
                                         E.B. Reid

St. John's Farmers' Market et al

September 17, 2011

breezy, busy crowd
Indian yums, trifle packed
craving satisfied

     *      *     *

regarding Gamberg mural...

old wound ripped open
insult on public display
please let ghosts just be...
                                                E.B. Reid

Friday, September 16, 2011

Friday, September 16, 2011

warned: moose, storms this morn
thank goodness vampires suck
Friday night escape
                                    E.B. Reid

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thursday, September 15, 2011

high before the low
warm, breezy, sunny Thursday...
hurricane coming...
                          E.B. Reid

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

syllables sweetened
by fascinating poets-
gnoshing with notions
                                E.B. Reid

September 13, 2011

September 13, 2011

dawns sun greets corn moon
mother of pearl broach, peach silk
whispers day to come
                             E.B. Reid

Rennies River Trail

September 12, 2011

sacred thinking spot
river hushed rushed, bank erodes
secrets revealed
                                E.B. Reid

Holyrood

September 11, 2011

ocean mirrors sky
marble beach saves red Leggo
sole sea survivor
                              E.B. Reid

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

dinner dishes crash
pizza shop staff share dropsies
not my fault this time
                               E.B. Reid

Friday, September 9, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011

snowy channel buzz
ability to think - lost
brain has been switched off
                             E.B. Reid

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011

white wicker chair wait
grey drizzle coating white porch
black cat impatient
                             E.B. Reid

Britannia Teas

September 7, 2011

Britannia Teas blitz
spending spree glee: treats, sweet charms
pre-steeped excitement
                                  E.B. Reid

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

mauzy September...
thanks, we've had enough summer...
not sticky, pasty
                                 E.B. Reid

Quidi Vidi Lake

September 5, 2011

annual lake trek
those seasoned cycle friends' one
Quidi Vidi lap
                            E.B. Reid

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Sunday, September 4, 2011

paper butterflies
lavender wings shimmering
pre-packaged sunshine
                                   E.B. Reid

Georgetown Bakery

Saturday, September 3, 2011

fresh coffee, croissants
Paris bliss on Maxse street
Georgetown Bakery
                                 E.B. Reid

Pre-Labour Day

Friday, September 2, 2011

summers over blooming
Glam-mom, orange chiffon draped
anticipates bud
                             E.B. Reid

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

red dragonfly lost
sun/moon rise/fall, seasons pass
red dragonfly found
                                    E.B. Reid

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

"Hug a Pub Wednesday"
Ship potato/leak soup rocks
chased by Butlers sweets
                                    E.B. Reid

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

sharing The Muppets
trumps sympathy card kind thought
when friend is grieving
                                    E.B. Reid

Monday, August 29, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

Great Expectations...
life is too damn short to have...
Havisham moments
                                          E.B. Reid

The Muppets Green Album

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Dear music store dude...
How can you not know Muppets?
Sorry, that's just sad.
                                           E.B. Reid

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011

               a
typical summer
nasty rain, drizzle, fog then
suffer from the heat

              b
new found indulgence
homemade clotted cream on scone
shower guest expands
                                                  E.B. Reid

Ordnance Street Gathering

August 26, 2011

best part of sad week
friends/fish/pasta/wine/brownies
too zonked to stay late
                                       E.B. Reid

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Thursday, August 25, 2011

              a
kids' sugar frenzy
eerie ice cream truck music
teacher traumatized

             b
dinner at Noodle's
Hubbie's perfect lasagna
friendlings stuffed and chuffed

              c
civil Scrabble match
friendlings challenge true/false words
smart vowel movements
                                    E.B. Reid

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

                      #1
we must embrace change
purple swirling winds approach
ripened fruit will fall

                      #2
Mama's suggestion
spontaneous outdoor snack
dare we say "quick-nic"
                                           E.B. Reid

August 23, 2011

August 23, 2011

humid air rising
afternoon nap, great escape
cloud burst sends relief
                                      E.B. Reid

Bergs Ice Cream and Timemasters

Monday, August 22, 2011

                   #1
blueberry cheesecake
perfect strangers share ice cream
Bergs fills hole from loss

                    #2
smells like childhood
fresh newly printed comics
Timemasters timeless
                                                 E.B. Reid

Flatrock

August 21,  2011

(The following were written at L.M. Jackson's cottage
 in Flatrock as part of the
Newfoundland Writers Guild summer day retreat.)



                  #1
      yellow lichen stay
frothy milk waves explode high
seaweed wash flatrock

      #2
sadness rolls inside
emotional tumult building
wait for bursting wave

      #3
cling to bleak reason
as seaweed clings in wave surge
seagull lit smooth cliff

      #4
perked reality
black coffee purculating
warned boil over

     #5
griefs grey fog swirling
swallowed stones fill empty gut
search shoreline for tears

    #6
new commune living
snails thrive hidden wood horse
free from work boot crush
                                              E.B. Reid

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Saturday,  August 20, 2011

hugs comfort kindred
Moo Moos cheesecake ice cream soothes
sadness still lingers
                                          E.B. Reid

Friday, August 19, 2011

Friday, August 19, 2011

dead car battery
visiting funeral home
this Friday has sucked
                                       E.B. Reid

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011

in grief, life bolder
sunshine brighter, flesh ugly
old scars obvious
                                    E.B. Reid

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

things will be alright
cranefly clings top floor window
just keep holding on
                                       E.B. Reid

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

down came the rain through
hot sticky caramel air
as streams rushed down roads
                                       E.B. Reid

Monday, August 15, 2011

Monday, August 15, 2011

spice coloured miller
paprika, Dijon mustard
flits/lits/hides,parched yard
                                    E.B. Reid

August 14, 2011

August 14, 2011

yellow rose tea cup falls
granite kitchen counter crash
relic can't be saved
                                  E.B. Reid
                                  

for Gwennie Sue

August 13, 2011

Gwen Gwen gone abroad
gone beyond pink sturgeon moon
far past Heavens stars
                                    E.B. Reid

Friday, August 12, 2011

Friday, August 12, 2011

despite todays warmth
head, nose, ears still clogged with yuck
Friday sniffles suck
                                       E.B. Reid

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Thursday, August 11, 2011

so much for summer
can sky colour be not grey
blue horizon myth
                                     E.B. Reid

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

yard, small miracle
despite stampeding children
blue egg shell survives
                                        E.B. Reid

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

brief shining moment
myth became fact, clouds parted
summer Sun appeared
                                            E.B. Reid

Anglican Cathedral Tea Room et al

August 8, 2011

evil temptation
blueberry mini cheesecakes
sweet Crypt secret

       *         *         *

birthday afterglow
eat all Moo Moos birthday pie
crumbs found in my bra
                                          E.B. Reid

birthday and the Folk Festival at Mile One

August 7, 2011


birthday orgasm
medium rare steak, house red
less fuss that true sex

        *      *    *

(from the Folk Festival at Mile One)

the show must go on
inside, paper planes whistle
Good Lovelies deight
                                        E.B. Reid

August 6, 2011

August 6, 2011

cruelty exists
porched house plant, parched, brown, shriveled
views wet storm blowing
                                           E.B. Reid

35th Annual NFLD and Lab Folk Festival et al

August 5, 2011

           a
no folk'n damn way
it's folk'n raining again
folks don't fear the wet

           b
drizzle can't dampen
folks kick up a bit of mud
Crowd of Bold Shareman

          c
dancing umbrellas
soggy folks don't mind the rain
Sarah Harmer shines

     *       *      *

sandy shore solo
Quidi Vidi oddity
sandpiper sighting
                                    E.B. Reid

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

finally happened
non-summer = rain+drizzle+fog
sniffle/head-cold here
                                           E.B. Reid

Regatta Day etc

                a
Quidi Vidi lake
pass treats, tickets, crowds, races
find Indian yums!


               b
(The following is inspired
by David Drinkle's weekly concert
at The Anglican Cathedral of St. John's the Baptist
where he plays the Casavant organ.)

wild August rose
sunset hue, dampened by fog
petals slowly falling
                                          E.B. Reid

Hey Rosetta! George Street Festival etc

July 2, 2011

                  a
sweetened by sparklers
cold fog does not chill hot crowd
Hey Rosetta!! glows

                  b
misty on George street
folks like capelin roll to bands
great spawning weather

                  c
night before races
folks party, wish for "snow day"
regatta roulette
                                  E.B. Reid

Living Planet, Barnes Road

August 1, 2011

more hard work than talk
cool fantasy factory
brilliance printed here
                                E.B. Reid

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

furnace on today
so much for global warming
cold drizzle Sunday
                                   E.B. Reid

Effortless

July 30, 2011

Sun(less)Splash concert
harmonica boy rocks out
seems so Effortless
                                  E.B. Reid

Jenn Grant

Friday, July 29, 2011

pre-kid LEGO sort
Jenn Grant on Radio Two
"Getcha Good" morning
                                   E.B. Reid

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

watch clinks trinket box
socks off, bra gone, "girls" fall free
glory to days end
                               E.B. Reid

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

if head shelf collide
and no one sees my folly
does it still really hurt
                                    E.B. Reid

Hey Rosetta!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Hey Rosetta! shoot
braves windy Middle Cove cliffs
Mama SuperFan!!!
                               E.B. Reid

Monday, July 25, 2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

             a
orange fish curled brown
tank thick with silver scales
unhappy ending


           b
rush hour omen
quick white dove swoops past traffic
days end, driver sighs
                                       E.B. Reid

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Sunday, July 24, 2011

all good things must end
pink sunset fades to blue black
wee brown mouse runs home
                                          E.B. Reid

Amy Winehouse

Saturday, July 23, 2011

(acknowledging passing of Amy Winehouse...)

little black song bird
water whistle, dry and cracked
silence, long solo
                                       E.B. Reid

Beaches Day

Friday, July 22, 2011

Middle Cove wish rocks
Topsail worry rock, bamboo
to make jewel shine
                                 E.B. Reid

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011

after the nights rain
before the umbrella dries
dragonfly lits high
                                  E.B. Reid

Flower Service

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

red ants skid lost graves
folks leave plastic arrangements
flower service day
                                     E.B. Reid

Bell Island

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

(Lighthouse point, Bell Island.)

gulls mimic boys, dogs
bees buzz clover, whale bobs
fantasy fjord
                    E.B. Reid

Monday, July 18, 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

chlorinated bliss
body suspended stress free
koi woman's free swim
                                          E.B. Reid

Gingy Cat et al

Sunday, July 17, 2011

             a
brown ducks idling
black grey dog, gravel beach
species keep the peace

             b
ginger cats sun spot
puss snoozes as friends drink tea
cat has warmed this house

              c
late bedtime witness
beige gossamer bed sheets glow
Moon recounts his day
                                            E.B. Reid

The Rooms and The Sprout

Saturday, July 16, 2011

(inspired by this mornings visit to The Rooms)

Jean Paul Riopelle's Consumption

Rooms hypnotism
consumed by Composition
flaked autumn surrounds

(as part of Limited Time Offer exhibit)

now showing at Rooms
left card as part of display...
they said contribute...

        *     *    *
busy Saturday
eggs benedict at The Sprout
so worth the watch wait
                                                   E.B. Reid

of Harry Potter and Cousins

Friday, July 15, 2011

           a
cultural event
saw last Harry Potter film
spell bound - tears shed - wow

          b
best bargain ever
cousin finds me in thrift shop
then the sun came out
                                  E.B. Reid

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011

                 
cold, soggy Thursday
chills cured with muffins, hot tea
friends lighten mood
                                   E.B. Reid
               

Hungry Heart cafe

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

lunch on Rawlins Cross
pretty garden on my plate
Hungry Heart feeds souls
                                 E.B. Reid

Spa at the Monastery

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

               a
Tuesday morning oops
fish watch from washing machine
E.B.'s got talent

               b
(Spa at the Monastery visit)

Tuesday is Spa day
massage dissolves all away
orange minty soothe
                                     E.B. Reid

Georgetown, CBN

Georgetown, Conception Bay North

wetting my paint brush
bright water colour Monday
sweet world without work


(en route to St John's via TCH to downtown)

wedgewood blue skyline
accented by opal moon
ends bright orange day
                                             E.B. Reid

Kiss at Grand Falls, Windsor, Salmonfest

Friday,  July 8, 2011

running away soon
without internet access
"Army" tomorrow


Saturday, July 9, 2011
(Kiss et al at Salmonfest in Grand Falls/ Windsor, Nfld.)

          a
Mama, Auntie gone
Run away to join "Circus"
split to join the Army

         b
sixteen shorts years gone
music freaks seek Kiss, Grand Falls
what would Gamberg say?

          c
something Biblical
Demon's band leaves crowd awestruck
despite driving rain



early Sunday, July 10, 2011

post Kiss show down pour
non stop midnight drive, wind rain
Mama is rock star
                                              E.B. Reid

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011

contrary July
rain, drizzle, fog we complain
humid, we perish
                                 E.B. Reid

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

red maple leaves sway
limbs lazy doing nothing
hazy breezy day
                                    E.B. Reid

Water street

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Water street down pour
twacking saves soggy camp mates
I'm sixteen again
                                   E.B. Reid

Fredericton

Monday, July 4, 2011

Early morning notes about Fredericton....

(on seeing it all at Twenty/Twenty dance club)

curse with a back beat...
variations on an orgy...
You call that dancing?

    *      *     *

Diplomat-ic choice
Bailey's cheesecake and laughter
perfect post pub treat
                                      E.B. Reid

Oromocto, New Brunswick

Sunday, July 3, 2011

More notes from New Brunswick...

          A.
breezy summer morn
good tea and hot oatmeal
balcony breakfast

         B.
same spicy secret
curry chicken and pasta
great friends cook alike

         C.
Oromocto twack
friends search bins for fun bargains
Oromocto bond
                                 E.B. Reid

Canada Day, Fredericton

Saturday, July 2, 2011 am

hummingbird feeder
available vacancies
at midnight hour


(Wrote the following at bedtime about July 1st .)

Observed on a New Brunswick back road...

raccoon, limp on road
fat boy, weathered many storms
maybe he's just stunned
                                      E.B. Reid

Other Canada Day firework haiku...

             a.
rainbow rings of light
gunpowder creates Saturn shape
crowd dazzled by sparks

             b.
silverfish skitter
maple tree blossoms falling
firework magic

Friday, July 1, 2011

Canada Day on St. John River, Fredericton, New Brunswick

infinite stars fall
patriots crowd at rivers edge
catch efflorescence
                             E.B. Reid

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Vacation starting
Thank God Almighty I'm free!
Now what happens next?

Halifax delay
travel anxiety doused
Fredericton soon!

                                   E.B. Reid

The Ship Pub

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

If I sing solo
at The Ship when its empty,
can this be music?
                                 E.B. Reid

Ack! Glitter!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

(By the way... I HATE glitter crafts...)
In fact, I didn't even do one at work today!)

post pre-school horror
finding glitter on nipple
so not erotic!
                        E.B. Reid

Rocket Bakery

Monday, June 27, 2011


             #1
tomato sauce grin
faint hearted dad horrified
spaghetti for lunch

             #2
tempted by downtown
Rocket Bakery croissants
you all must try one
                                     E.B. Reid

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

laundry put away
"lazy Sunday"- worked all day
E.B. put to bed
                             E.B. Reid

Celebration Day

Three Haiku to Honour
       a Special Celebration

         #1
on their special day
the sun finally appeared
magical blessing

        #2
kilted piper leads...
belly dancers, juggled flames
grins, bubbles, laughter

        #3
from one candles flame
long life full of happiness
barn full of sunshine
                                        E.B. Reid

Peter Falk

"A" is for Angina

new guilty pleasure...
Colonel sure to do me in...
"Double Downs" are gross.


"B" is for Boulevard

Enroute after work
speedy car slowed, single duck march
Boulevard lagger


"C" is for Columbo
          (In Memory of Peter Falk)

Turn out the night light.
Princess Bride's "Grandpa" has gone.
"Inconcievable!"

                                           E.B. Reid

June 23, 2011

June 23, 2011

rain, drizzle and frig...
one week until vacation
I think I'll survive

The Ship Pub

      AM
This been said before?
Some lands - many words for snow.
Here - fog just one word.


     PM
Guinness fog settles
No daycare kids at The Ship
I live for Hump Day

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Summer Solstice

on the longest day...
spider spins on Kellys Brook...
gutsy engineer
                          E.B. Reid

Monday, June 20, 2011

 Monday, June 20, 2011

Ark almost finished...
still more rain, rain, rain, today.
Summer tomorrow?
                                 E.B. Reid

She-Ra

Father's Day

bargain temptation
She-Ra box set at Winners
bought Dad tie instead

day one

Saturday, June 18, 2011

drowsy Saturday
ears buzzing from loud boredom
I wait for your call