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.

like me

Posted on August 15, 2017 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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

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a haiku

Posted on February 12, 2015 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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 by cjchaffin

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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