POETRY - A Passage of Motion 3
More poems from Richard L. Provencher, Truro, Nova Scotia. Writing is fun, eh?
Richard and Esther are married since March 27, 1975. They have four children and five grandchildren. Blessings to all readers. RLP
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A Bay Called Cobequid
I focus upon winter's lingering stare
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A California Sunset
resistance as knuckled silhouettes
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- 750 reads
A Cool Wind
shivers across ranch pastures, teases arthritic bones and shares pain regardless of beauty beyond the Hungry Hills, where grizzlies --- two of them...
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- 900 reads
A Cree Maiden
I quietly cheered her stubbornness never mind the boozy intake I’m sure she guzzled more
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A Crust of Bread
a rustle of feathers not one to miss the lure of treats a huge crow begins chanting
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A Deliberate Notion
Analyzing taking place until the media decides your maximum patience.
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A Delicate Turnover
The tree without bark shone in the sun’ could easily change to
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A Downtown Pub
Some can't down a glass fast enough
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A Feast of Delight
When they investigate robin is waiting
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A Long Line
An ancient path leads across borders, states and hidden sloughs where a fury of sound awaits, hunters in suits of deceit
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A Long Time Ago
brook trout and sweet smells of summer calling
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A Mystery
the shock of knowing a birth-child could be so beautiful
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A Natural Covenant
Blades of grass as sentinels in the parlour of a new season
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A Natural Foliage
A fallen leaf belongs with its mother as others do on the branch each aware of height and its long way down -- none wish to roam those unknown paths.
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A Natural Matter
For now the nocturnal chase is held at bay an owl holding on anxious for the hunt
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A Poem of Spring
chasing each other’s feathers
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A Poet
dreams shattered overcome by an angel’s wing
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A Rhythm on the Sidewalk
and I pause, absorbing cigarette smells like lurid chatter in dark alleys, eyes restless for action
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A Roaring River
precisely parallel to each other’s bank -- like a girdle of rules.
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A Senior Day
the old age cheque is in
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A Snarl of Sunset
as feathers are shuffled cries in the night bolder with the hunt
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A Soliloquy
and the moon remains aloof yet prepared to do its part
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A Summer Feast
crowns of glory, guardians in the night. A plethora of ancient myths.
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A Sundown of Enchantment
The loss of daylight tingles with showers of radiance, a soft lavender splash warming trees and fields an edge to God's smile, peaceful aside...
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- 345 reads
A Swim in Sentiment
Yet tormented people are not diminished, their lives a testament of struggle within
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- 449 reads
A Time From Long Ago
wondering later about that word knowing we had a boxful in momma’s junk drawer in the kitchen
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A Train to Montreal
a repetitious journey across miles of pasture trees clumped in shades of branches
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A Tribute
hard to forget times and bombers returning to Command filtered with Ack-Ack fire
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Across the Line
It was the neighbours who needed the loot to pay bills and food and-and too much more needed
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- 547 reads
Affairs of December
comes down like flatulence seeking destination.
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Alberta
mating and chewing sleeping then anxious for sun’s warmth upon their hides
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Alberta 9-11
The car chases broken lines like an arrow, asphalt smooching with his tires.
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- 464 reads
Alley of Discontent (revised)
the closeness of my being the revelation of my existence
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- 452 reads
An Innocence
fierceness evaporating a meal of spruce
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- 435 reads
Anger Unrestrained
Later in the news of tomorrow’s ink an inevitability of circumstances is shouted from the tallest limbs
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Another Rung in Life
he becomes a person with teenage fingers dancing with excitement respite from the iPod
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Arkansas of Interest
Crocheted among skyscrapers and parking garages
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- 511 reads
As a Thief
buildings crumble and windows break
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As I Count to Ten
warmth like the sun that whisked against my face today
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At Moose Bay
uncomfortable yet the lure of the moment
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At the End
bugles played drums pounded
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Autumn Flight
In the confusion and riding lake's chilly crest, a Mallard lays in rocking stillness.
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Baby Blue Eyes
words startling balance upstanding on his own even holding a spoon upside down --
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Back
In spite of the gambling cards and booze she loves him
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Back Upon a Time
Each day early am found us seeking the sun under the glare of moon---too early for light
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Ball and a Lick
Little boy of energy mom glad she had him dad ran out years ago now just her and the little one
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Bedouin Blues
throaty calls, eager for a race through the desert
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Behind
the rasp of an antler against bark of trembling aspen
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Being an Outsider
Whispers at the office fountain are always without you
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Better Than Rice Cakes
petals sustaining the energy you crave
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Between the Pages
from the far side of the bay undulating calls from a loon add accent to the day
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Beyond the Net
the love of it the joy of it
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Beyond the Sunset
brought tears to my eyes a human trait once forgotten
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Big Island Merigomish
clams and stones the colour of smoothed-out glass
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Bird Down
crows grieve chickadees flirt with worry
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Birthright
enjoying the colours from unmasked sight
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Border Town
"Du lait, du pain et du gateau, s'il vous plait."
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Boyhood
Back then destination’s goal a stretch of bulrushes shoots of cat-tails calling.
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Bread for Momma
a little kick at a clump of mud and off flew a piece of paper, a five dollar bill
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Brrr
But I am unafraid as I linger no longer in the depth of despair
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Bugs
the thought of landing on any party of our body – revolting.
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Bully
anger -- searching for answers -- awaiting entry into this world. A baby
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Buy Me
ancient legs cautious varicose veins colouring the view
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Canadian Sunset
expansive
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- 866 reads
Can’t Figure Out
Jacuzzis and million dollar trappings with wrap-around decks
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Catching the Wind
I wish to possess such strength and intimidate bullies who overcome my shadow
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Charlie
No cares not afraid of the cops doesn’t really break the law just bends it
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Chasing the Spirit
each step groaning across another block
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Children
noises piercing to older ears yet a musical tome to parents in exuberant pride
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Cliffs at Joggins
scraping greedily at rocky cliffs, uncovering scraps of memory birthed by evolution
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Cloudbursts
morning sun with laughter in the rain
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Conversation
Why are you bringing such a coolness to this place in the forest
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Conversation With The Wind
Why are you too quiet when that same sun breathes fire on me
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Cormorants
as feathered forefathers once stood in awe
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Corners
We rise above the occasion ankle deep in the turmoil always alert for the fall
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Coyote
his special spot where once he came as a pup lost and afraid to challenge anyone in the pack
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D-Day
then it continues -- bombings air battles, tanks men fierce in their pride
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Dancin’ Some Mor’
the whole plan of it somethin’ else on her mind
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Destiny and the Mind
He’s anxious to join in regardless of the childhood of his entrapment their tolerance strained
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Destiny in the Mind
His lips create upside-down phrases that climb the wall like a reverse waterfall, dementia holding on tightly -- he sits quietly in the room staring...
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Do Not Forget
I am the forerunner of my inheritance.
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Doggy Dog Here
A new trend among adults – pets more than likely doggies on the menu, preferably smaller types
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Don’t Allow
teeth that glow in the dark in white
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Drawbridge Inn, Sarnia
Our waitress brings coffee, a welcome lull
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Ducks are
Cradled within the beauty of circumstances – a tragedy
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Dying
The day began with the sun wrestling for attention in the crisp of air
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Dyke Lake, Nova Scotia
cottages abandoned during the week, alive again
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No, not a meaningless collection of words---Weather? Politics? Aha, that’s it
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Early morning
trucks belching past neighbours on their way to some necessary activity
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Earthquake
to create a parallel dynasty
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Eyes Can See
It scars the landscape with good intentions
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Eyes of Fire
My stalking observes movement the way you view a mirror.
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Faces
and we stare with eyes as huge magnifying glasses
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Fallen Snow
releasing it to sky in flight
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Family Connections
The sky releases musical notes, a chorus ascending as footsteps from a loon, hurling echoes to its mate, audience of sun blinking one last peek,...
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Fear
coughing caution as it prowls
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Feather and Frustration
Among the larger pile of feathers I prefer mourning doves who serenade me with their woes
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Feet Stepping
Did a pause during his stride cause wonder at sky allowing artifacts familiar on ocean’s path?
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For Daddy’s Loving Eyes
so does a man for his son. Little tyke, comfortably nestled in daddy’s arms, asleep, coughing fit at rest
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For Joe
Caught the bug he did that woodsy moments can be a respite a gift from God---a Divine Plan.
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Free Spirit
friends standing by are shocked at the revelation, the change and he is changing
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Friendly Indeed
Mistress moves too quickly across the rug floor, trips over the hassock, spills tea.
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From Far Away
I have no one he intoned tears grabbing his breath.
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From Loving Parents
life not so simple today
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From My Rented Cabin
dock creaks, birds sing evening bids a farewell smile
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From Scar to Promise
and I heard his echoes of pain. Hiding among rocks below ---I wept
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Get Out
Hurry-hurry get washed dressed then eat while ears assailed the world is waiting with further items to digest
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Giddi-up Gramps
cusp it try it legs no longer rubbery
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Good Ole Farm Days
Our childhood swam in that creek after chasing cows feeding pigs
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Got a Little
just the way my wife turns a corner in her tight jeans
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Green or Blue?
Both wished for a friend and now each has one
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Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick
listen to thumping tires in their race over this river, once pure for healthy gulps laying on belly
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Herring Cove, Nova Scotia
Squirrels scurry, anxious for breakfast
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He’s a
Once he too shared life’s divine using cutlery shiny in its newness a table set for four and wife lovely and the two of them causing love to run wild
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How Many Times
bombers returning with spatter and not all from mechanical parts
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How Time Flies
a chance to teach the one he once was and about the love he grew to accept passed down each living day.
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Hunger
we know she’ll be back in the morning of our awakening mid-night shift tired from waitress duties
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I Am a Fish
I do seek respect in each current flow with fins so sleek and strong.
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I Dream
Billy has to get eats at the Food Bank and he’s shy about that – sometimes I go with him
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I Hide
and one for the blood rivulet which once roared like a river thinning as gruel
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I See Her
her world is freedom-land a place where dirty toes and unkempt hair play a flute
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I Thought
Morning pills are popped aching legs climbing steps one and one and two
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I Used to Dream
ride those fast cars roaring after bad guys
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I Want to Step
the rituals of child delight are without bounds and I do create a fun world I left behind
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I Weep
cries left unheard---as fathers move on
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If Only
when life is a bowl and everyone wears smiles instead of spite
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In a Roundabout Way
those who felt the slings of pain and lack of health -- their bodies barely able to endure the pain.
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In Memory of…
when I am gone there will be a few who lament
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In Potter’s Field
And now this body I do lay at rest a soul joined with others who once led beneath the maple trees
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In the Butterscotch
Getting up in the morning is the first step following the rules of life secondly
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In the Morning
Eeyore the donkey not yet shrieking his usual song of morning glory.
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Inside a Better Part of Life
I can see space where a horse views his world from a fenced in area to become a place of habit
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Is It Possible
As her eyes slide sleepily mimicking moon’s midnight pause its brightness lighting our path
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It’s 2am
The neighbourhood a veil of stillness before the shifting rain
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It’s More Than Poetry
The dawn is what makes me smile a wild heart stilled like a whispering shadow.
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Just a Few
used to be around 20C summertime now replaced with scorchers phew hot hot hotter at 35C
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Just Hanging On
Beholding these images my fingers struggle to hold on
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Just Looking (StoryPoem)
Unless one plans meticulously they may not accomplish what they set out to do—
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- 418 reads
Keeping Monsters at Bay
jugular ribbons of white streaks a cacophony of crescendos
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King Street
leapfrog over Subway wraps and cigarette butts that no one seems to notice
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Kisses
the way you look at me the way you swing those hips
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Lady Gaga
the Lady is on fire
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Let the Kettle Sing
a voice from my dear one as an echo
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Life
I am proud to be like you Dad.
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Like a Fire
thrusting at barrier walls in an attempt to still angry waters
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- 382 reads
Little Worlds
rivulets gather in pools of splendour
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Look at Me
except I am part of terra firma a native son
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- 470 reads
Man on a Journey
the right lady will come along someone to soothe his sorrows.
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Mangy Dog
The cat is alert to deathly smells. Awakens from a barnyard drowse. Listens ears peaked
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- 365 reads
Maringouin (poem)
shivering under the weight of three worn out people thankful to be alive
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- 761 reads
Masking Stillness (revised)
two deer silhouettes begin to move
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- 557 reads
Mattatall Lake
I am the shadow which lurks at water's edge.
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- 436 reads
Memories, Hartland NB
innocent to gasoline fumes shouting defiance at the freshness of each night
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- 510 reads
Memory
an angry remark becomes a nest of offenses tearing the membrane of your mind
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- 314 reads
Moments to Cherish
words are believed for their purity, stirring hearts, an “I love you mom”
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Momma Knows Her Boy
the way she tucked him into bed with a kiss, then seeing him off to school next day
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Momma's Little Man
The way she dressed him little boy in short pants and gray tam way back then, the food she fed porridge and toast now unfamiliar to most – today is...
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Moose River, Nova Scotia
Around the bend ripples overcome a bridge of stone. Aware of my presence a squirrel skitters upwards.
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Mosquitoes (short version)
Clambering ashore we breached a spit of swampy land.
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- 470 reads
Mother’s Day 2012
A mother is warm as a cloud
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- 564 reads
Move Along, Please
ach step groans across another block, two bags of donated clothes heavy
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Muddy Waters
waist slimmer than a toothpick and feet as row boats. She could even see mud in the mirror
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- 384 reads
Music
a jiggle a wiggle and twisting on the floor
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- 358 reads
New Scents
from Yorkshire they came, on ships of distant passion sails unfurled, adults eager for change
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- 493 reads
No End in Sight
just enough for a Mac burger without the taxes
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Ocean's Walkabout
a tidal swoop of slaps sweep-sweep-slap
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Ocean’s Across
As I look across the sky I see myself gathering love in a basket --
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Oh Christmas Tree
old faithful friend we watch with envy
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Oh My Goodness
I cannot tear away too soon from wisdom staring back at me --
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Old Elvin Dropped By
tractor needs fixin’ great grandson Jody handling his insulin problems well
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Old Man Peeking
two crows huge on a stripe of choicest limb
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On Grant Blvd
Far away, a love awaits and I remember –
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On This Side of Heaven
the glitter -- crinkle of new bills and the roar of an engine
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Once Upon a Time
and the loons departing as it came sifting through muddy waters as a ship of yore
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One Day
He burped into the mystery of life
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One More Gift
Fred nodded as he bit into the last of an A&W burger, smacking lips and pawing his beard with greasy fingers.
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Open Doors and Good Livin’
sky tossing under layers of clouds autumn leaves chasing winter. Rain threatening on a picnic day.
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Our 3 Crosses
in the morning the sun is shining
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Our Emily (story)
I draw pretty flowers and paint them with nice smells
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Our Neighbours
papa toils for enough to get by
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Outside Home
while below their natural flow we whine in our delight at life
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Overcome the Moment
Peeking from curtain’s edge other sights massage my view neighbour kid bouncing his basketball
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Paper, a Piece of
Oh-oh, what is that I perceive across my view? A balled-up sheaf of paper diminished by muscle
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Parallels
can’t wait to show off back-to-school purchases Grandpa hurrying to attend the celebrations
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Peek-a-Boo
who lives where and what time they return to the cave of their abode
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Perceived Beauty
Working at various jobs caused muscles to grow into bragging rights
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Phew Go Away
yet I do linger---she’s my sister and once before she flipped her finger at this disgrace
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Pieces
cars fast-tracking tires on avenues of asphalt speed -
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Points of View
we are adults who wish to surmise to pontificate
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Portuguese Cove
Pictou’s shore a bedlam of harbour activity
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Precious
to hoist a glass share a plate mow the lawn and kiss my wife
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Racing Car Driver
how else to make it to Hamilton in time for spaghetti supper at 5 pm?
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Recollections
I stoked his confusion with arrows of penetration –
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Red Bird – a Cardinal
I wish this day with its stillness new can exhibit my life upon the trill of my calling voice.
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Red so Bright
I leap and flit one branch to another
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Resting
trawlers prowl for ocean’s catch
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Rose Bay - Nova Scotia
foghorn blasts in the bay
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Rural Moments
where the world is not complicated
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Sandy by Name
scuttling back and forth from an historic storm-front
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Scintillation
The air is close
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Seashore’s Anvil
from seashore’s anvil we see the breakers nose into the force
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Season’s Change
fringes of crystal embroidery
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See and Feel a Presence
snow piling-up in creative urges around my car
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- 488 reads
See Me
I claim the bark from a Shih Tzu
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Shared Notions
legs laced into links of love
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Shutter the Wind
a big one on the way. Last week 85 mm in twelve hours-- took a good look at the parched land and soaked it through to China
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Side Pocket
I don’t want the morning to come too soon. You know me and my pain -- the stroke the drugs the whines and crawling on the floor to get a cup of...
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Skylight Pounding
scene of beauty resisting as it lingers one slice at a time
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- 357 reads
Sleepless Night
the way of your smile touch of lips a hand on mine
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- 434 reads
Slices of Light
meaningful yet we strive for something special. And as we ascend the stars in our staring the openness above comes alive --
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Sloughs
heads tucked into snowfall’s flavour---their slicked feathers acting as a funnel
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- 479 reads
Small Town Hiccups
I knew your background people
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Smashup
only worry at hospital removing shards -- connecting bones
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Snow Falling--
the day just beginning
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Snowfall
following. Back to the present, there are tasks a-waiting in the house, calls to make, vacuuming, dishes, and---and
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Some Bread for Momma
Words that wound keep spinning inside his head. Poor boy nothing but a poor boy. Words do hurt. Not his fault so little to eat since dad passed away...
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- 329 reads
Some Comparisons
traveling salty waters in search of supper
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Some Kind of Reason
the city where evil grows and dreams lost before beginning
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Something For the Pain
The IV gave off a hospital look nurse coming in often to check his credits BP okay, drip doing fine
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Sometimes Precious
need a meal that voice said at the doorway back of the house
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Soulmate
I tune in to the twinkle in your eye watching me from the corner of the room
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Sparrows and Others
Am I worth more than a sparrow?
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Stars
crave the sky in jealous abandon pin-pricks to lightning rods titillating as awkward moments in time hurrying to gain attention diamonds and glare of rebound we see white spots among
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Street Kid
no daddy with shiny car nor iPod nor plasma TV to share
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Summer Wind
paddle piercing arm muscle eager for the thrill of man vs nature
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Sun in Roundabout Sorrow
and now she’s gone away. I see her now and then hair orange and blond and-- sorry these eyes of mine like a waterfall
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Sunset Soon Down
shifting forest limbs wind’s melody like the swoop of a bat
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Tags
a sustaining of one’s will and jealousy to protect the fruit of attainment
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Tags are
Growing up angry wasn’t anything childhood had planned
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Tags Are Cool
the victims not really amused while perps glory in their creative moments
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Tell Them
where bandits like to prey on bosoms and pretty faces
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The Alley of Discontent
a revelation of my existence and attempts to gain an upper hand
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The Author of Second Chances
Distress led to death enemies overwhelmed him
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The Big Sky
in spite of rainstorms or lingering typhoons from exotic hideaways
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The Blind Man
And I wonder at the quality of those pencils – will the lead break easily how much did he pay for them
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The Blue Jay
a bird of wisdom and beauty
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The Calgary Zoo
a stream of folks coming alive at the click of a key
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The Chickadee
no cares to wear him down doesn’t matter what speed he shares or friends he has
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The Cold
Snow arrives in the pit of nightfall blossoms upon the landscape
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The Joy of Memory
memory muddy as a scar on a clean surface the only sign
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The Living Outdoors
rain sprinkling, a continuous pounce
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The Night
can’t wait back to working with the masses and take my mind off the strain
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The Other Side
the cut of your clothes haircut and the thickness of wallet too often determining a future
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The Pact
them passing around items that caught his attention. Can I see? he asked
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The Present
Loves to see them shine after the kitchen sink soapin’ and sudsin’
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The Rain
duty-bound to herd sheep and corral them into protection as crackling bolts arrive
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The Sidewalk
a skateboarder climbing sidewalk’s edge -- activity in frenetic supply
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The Sky
a beacon for daylight’s pause from journey to
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The Snow
then melting into rivulets of scattering claims
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The Touching
as in teenagers the kiss of youthful delight
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The Trash Can
Today’s city is a mirror of similar intentions
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The Usual Please
passes a ten gets change sits down eyes searching for others
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The Victim
not so an apparition counters until his remains are returned
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The Washing
overcoming the cliff to asunder below
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The Way Home
I am changeable as a young lover remembering last night's rush of hope.
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The Wayward Child
a joint or two for enlightenment where rules are flayed
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The Wind
Duck paddle propels me away from the island and back to the safety of shore’s shallow edge.
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The Woods
wolves on the prowl trees stretching for a suntan
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The World
I see Sun’s delightful chant, of sleepy sky and starlight friends in full view.
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The World Went
my talons clutching whatever is left of my years
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Their Laughter
The birds are my friends each day and right now they flit along---a few chirp and some simply flirt back and forth across my path.
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- 331 reads
These Feet
Teen years caused feet to soar above beach balls and soccer from childhood to young adult at a hurried pace of sodas to young love.
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Thirsty with Love
booze – girls and skinny in the late of light lake shimmering---love in the air
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This World
In the twilight of our years friends seem to pop off like balloons at an afternoon pace.
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Those Red Studs
A snake tattoo moves along the dip of her hips gift for my boyfriend she whispers --
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Tiger Stadium, USA
a crowd of winos no baseball excitement in their eyes --
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Time and Movement
a speedway with dew worms scrambling
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Timing is Everything
a glass of water or a piece of toast sharing your best method of intentions
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Today a Lady
And what will her children say of the mom they once loved?
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Today I
My garden of hope extends to all those who wish freedom and love –
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Today is September
Dogs slumber within familiar sounds. I marvel at the stillness.
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Today the
war is declared illegal disharmony among family members no longer acceptable
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Too Fast and Furious
not so hot being 13 and too easy with boys & such
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Tree of Life
I see a comparison with these feathered flurries
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True Friends
master at his side a trail to follow
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Twilight Eyes
now clouds wither into nightfall trees cloaked in silhouettes loon’s heralded as a soliloquy
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Two Mourning Doves
beaks pecking at each other in hungry movements feathered bodies shifting for balance
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Virgin
one with hope one with joy with an erasure to wash away old desires
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Wagon Wheels
grateful to view possibilities in adventure anxious to explore
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Walking
ligament damage replaced by a wedge of arthritis
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Wanderlust
an empty pop can here a discarded butt there
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Washing Dishes
She ponders the memories from back then as she raises a glass to test its sparkle
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Water Pools
from the corner of the acreage a deer bends to drink -- rejoice
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Water Trickles
We prize ourselves with convenience a turn of tap rush of facet’s current for a bath
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We Are Dancers
a bushel full of living---fishing for lobster / cutting wood during winter’s delight
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We Haven’t Been
climbing snow banks singing -- no one to know no one to care but I did.
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Weather Watch
clinging to willows as icy bark
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Welcome Home Dad
the war---the war did things to him she began to sob
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Wheelchair Romance
we met at the corner of patience, her love of life determined to grasp what was left
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When a Child
Words are like shallow trenches
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When Aboriginals Were Natives
no electricity no plumbing outhouses as bad as can be
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When I Dance
Something about a walk in the forest---always on my mind
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When I See A Rainbow
a pot of gold at each bottom of distant arcs --
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When I was a Birch Tree
I was more than a fist with iron in my demeanor
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Where is Hubby
she sits on the edge of her dreams when both of them counted stars from their backyard
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Why So Sad
your pussy cats are watching over you
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Windswept as Morning Scent
a side dish of quahogs, crab legs and stones in captured colour
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Winterchill
cheek to cheek we admire the gentleness of Autumn’s blanket
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Wood-Chopper
a busy wind keeps company so he may finish the task
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Words & Thoughts on Pause
I gather in my nerves afraid of the tomes that invade my senses.
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Working For the Man
sulphur gas fumes and 3000 F copper adding flavour to the menu---northern Quebec 1962
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…Along About September
cowering silently in the mist wishing this seeping cold would disappear soon
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This Tide of Ocean (2)
slaps more than forty laps of choppy current against a pebbly shore adopting a collection of fish nets sea weed - planks of driftwood and families of...
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A Windy Afternoon
feels like a tidal movement of crops as waves startled by a long distance push begun hours ago relentless in bully tactics - racing across sand dunes...
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To Persevere
As the sun licks at the window frost my gaze captures the movement of a chickadee determined to plow through crystals of snow- black seed at the...
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Our Feathered Friends
Gone for now that flurry of winged friends - bluebirds & chickadees & sparrows - from their menu of treats on my back-porch flitting back to...
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- 338 reads