Doug Long Poet Haibun

My Wife Has a Great Idea

"OK, I'll try it," I say.
It's just an idea," she said. "Why does there have to be a point?"
"What's the point?" I'd asked.
"I dunno," she says. "Maybe a cat dies. Or, write a fantasy."
"About what?" I ask.
"Why don't you just write any, old story," she says, "and tell it backwards?"
"You mean like going around a storywheel?"
"Or a ball," my wife says.

Like a bouncing wheel?
Story reincarnated --
Up, down, round, no end.

Round and round it goes,
Whether you live or you die --
No big difference.

"What difference does it make?" I sigh.
"You'd better tell folks how to read it," says my wife, who always underestimates people.
"Alright then, let's get this story started."


Written Nov. 9, 2015.
Copyright (c) 2015 by 2815699 Canada Inc.

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Pandita Sietesantos November 15, 2015 at 6:12 PM Hi Doug, this is such an excellent piece that I look forward to reading more of your work! Welcome to PoetrySoup and best wishes as you continue to churn out wonderful poetic pieces! Warmest regards and a score of 7! Pandita

Poet Destroyer A November 10, 2015 at 9:11 AM Doug, your wife has a point, a side makes a difference. By the way, she's clever, why doesn't she write a story, ha! LINDA Doug Long November 10, 2015 at 11:31 PM The "wife" was simply a literary device, but she would be flattered nonetheless. Thanks 4 reading. I hope to find time soon to read more of yours!

Skat A November 10, 2015 at 3:45 AM Interesting, but clever and "different." The wife is wise. Skat Doug Long November 10, 2015 at 11:31 PM The "wife" was simply a literary device, but she would be flattered nonetheless. Thanks 4 reading. You are one busy gal!