Author Archives: cjchaffin

About cjchaffin

Wordsmithing is my passion. I eat, sleep, and breathe words and phrases, only to regurgitate them and pray that they are better off than when I first ingested them.

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Posted on August 15, 2017

I can hear the fir trees cracking and breaking in the night, their tired limbs laden with ice and the weight of a new year. I know that if I look out the window I will see needles scattered over … Continue reading →

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the mourning dove (for Patton)

Posted on June 28, 2017

At first light, I turn my head towards an open window and listen to the dove’s lament. I know his pain. I know his cry. He weeps in such a way that makes me wish I could answer, but only … Continue reading →

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moonrise

Posted on May 16, 2016

Cicadas gather on the grapevine, a mass of wings and vibrating abdomens. Males call out to females but it is the grey squirrels who answer, chattering loudly as they feast on insect flesh. I sip cold wine and tap my … Continue reading →

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a haiku

Posted on April 11, 2015

sundown- moonflowers climb my trellis Copyright © 2015 by Christopher Chaffin – All rights reserved

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a haiku

Posted on February 12, 2015

beneath the rowan a red kite broken Copyright © 2015 by Christopher Chaffin – All rights reserved  

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Beachcombing by Christopher Chaffin

Posted on January 2, 2015

Originally posted on The Blue Hour:
At high tide, the sea ejects foam and glass fishing floats. We wait for the waters to recede, tiptoe around anemones and crabs; I spot a small green globe. She says it belongs to…

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Samhain

Posted on November 1, 2014

The veil thins; I light a candle and wait for you to come home. Copyright © 2014 by Christopher Chaffin – All rights reserved      

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down the rabbit hole

Posted on October 5, 2014

She told me over dinner one evening that I should switch to white wine— less tannins and calories, she claimed. I smiled and shook my head, a vintage cabernet stubbornly clinging to my bleached white teeth. The next day I … Continue reading →

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a haiku

Posted on October 4, 2014

in the garden sunning herself a mantis, sated Copyright © 2014 by Christopher Chaffin – All rights reserved  

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beachcombing

Posted on October 4, 2014

At high tide, the sea ejects foam and glass fishing floats. We wait for the waters to recede, tiptoe around anemones and crabs; I spot a small green globe. She says it belongs to a Japanese goddess, her eyes plucked … Continue reading →

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