Southwest Margaree
Early winds bring storm
and rain and wet
gulps
trees bend, shingles shake
as little Jonathan
hears from his
crib
the sky is a mask
and thirsty
crops slop up the
heavy falling.
© 1986 Richard L. Provencher
All Rights Reserved
first published April/May 1988
iREADWRITE
Canadian Poetry Publication
Halifax, Nova Scotia
