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