North: a winter poem from Canada
NORTH Past industrial heartlands And prairie farms Out on the Great River Where the air is calm A bold DecemberContinue Reading
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Let the ice begin
To freeze up water The Rink Rats unite Building thin layers of ice Shifting through day and night. A heavyContinue Reading
In guiding hands
A bow, put straight Across four strings Young fingers firm Yet arched to move And form new shapes That createContinue Reading
A fumble, a punt and Griffins lose by a point
In spite of snow warnings streaming out over 660 News Radio, many were there. Two teams of young football players,Continue Reading
School buses and leaves
School buses, yellow and dorming, Leaves senescing, falling, With autumn’s arriving. A new term starting, Fleet ready, waiting, For KContinue Reading
Quesadillas de flor de calabaza: squash flowers for eating
As far as frost goes, things have gone pretty well in the garden this short growing season in Calgary. Getting through theContinue Reading
Le Tour de Bowness
The annual Tour de Bowness takes place each August long week-end in Bowness, Calgary. It’s a challenging circuit with tightContinue Reading
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