Almost April 15th, so I thought I'd post a few recent poems.
Canada
North to the arctic circle onto a vast expanse of empty
East to the fiddle, lobster, Barrett’s Privateers
South to a ribbon of population stripping the nation bare
West to sea wolves, spirit bears, the raven, the orca
East to the fiddle, lobster, Barrett’s Privateers
South to a ribbon of population stripping the nation bare
West to sea wolves, spirit bears, the raven, the orca
© April 2021
Limitations
Like a person,
boundaries are visible though easily hidden,
permeable as a rain drop,
rigid like carrot cake until you attack it with a fork,
soft as snow but easily disturbed,
showing age harshly.
If only a vacuum preserved life
instead of inviting death.
Like boundaries,
people are invisible like glass,
a paradox of openings you can see through at 3pm,
yet the rain will wash away reflections to break free
into a river of limitations by 10.
© April 2021
Ucluelet
Black rock—white foam
Yellow sun—turquoise ocean
Rough bark—soft mosses
Gentle breezes—gale-force winds
Stoney bench at low tide—crashing swells at high
Acres of untouched cedars—encroaching new modern architecture
Yellow sun—turquoise ocean
Rough bark—soft mosses
Gentle breezes—gale-force winds
Stoney bench at low tide—crashing swells at high
Acres of untouched cedars—encroaching new modern architecture
Stolen ancestral lands—pricey satirical splendour
Forgotten First Nations—millionaire American customers
Sitka spruce at 96 m, 600 years old—cell phone tower at 60 m, 2 years old
Arrive filled with anxiety—leave bathed in tranquility
Forgotten First Nations—millionaire American customers
Sitka spruce at 96 m, 600 years old—cell phone tower at 60 m, 2 years old
Arrive filled with anxiety—leave bathed in tranquility
© April 2021
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