Hands comfort people in distress 'til the sorrow grows less and less. They are used to change a dirty diaper or to wipe clean a mirror's vapour; allowing for a man to shave his face or a woman to wipe a mascara's trace. Babies are held to a mother's breast or the bottle against a … Continue reading Ode to Hands: Marjolaine Brodeur
Category: Poets
To You – My Best Friend: Jo-Anne Paley
Each day of my life begins anew. Endless treasures for me to find. What lies ahead within my heart will spoil, without you, my friend. If only I could understand God's wisdom, I'd want to share with someone whose love has touched my soul. True happiness we'll find in a pair. Then I meet others, … Continue reading To You – My Best Friend: Jo-Anne Paley
never expected: James Adamson
my first prayer was kind of on a lark yet it opened my life like an army of angels I pray to the east as my mom lay in the hospital I had no idea who I was until I knew who I was to God there was an army of evil trying to say … Continue reading never expected: James Adamson
The Rorschach in Me: Spencer Elliot Carr
I have an inner child she lives where my organs should be permanently 15 with long dark hair always at sea she thrashes in anger or flails for passing driftwood in an attempt at control when the sun comes out she lies on her back and soaks it in at times she simply drowns I … Continue reading The Rorschach in Me: Spencer Elliot Carr
New Years Eve: Gerald Herron
Clock on the wall says it is time to go as another year comes to a close; And we look back on the memories like pieces of gold. From where we all started to where we are now. Life is a journey. Fragile, beautiful, brief; like a butterfly.
November Blizzard: Evelyn Pauline Bennett
My memory gets the better of me when I think of THIS MOMENT IN TIME My life changed and to this day when I remember I know the scars from that memory WILL NEVER FADE A sensible girl like me walked into the twilight zone I was lured into space foreign to me When I … Continue reading November Blizzard: Evelyn Pauline Bennett
Peaceful Time: Cassandra Kulay
Daffodils and quiet tea, an ordinary day for you and me. On my blouse, the embroidery sings, a song of pattern and freedom, a squirrel scrambles up a tree, from the window the tail disappears. Dappled sunlight falls on the table, I want to experience it all with you, as long as I am able. … Continue reading Peaceful Time: Cassandra Kulay
Resiliency: C. Fay Shlanda
Resiliency Bouncing back To have a flexibility An ability to withstand adversity Rearranging to accommodate the hardships of life. Trauma pricked, prodded, and poked at my buoyancy My adaptability was tested, taunted and tweaked Triggers pulled, played, and plotted against my elasticity Recovery was trying, traumatic, and tear inducing. Resiliency To spring back Having a … Continue reading Resiliency: C. Fay Shlanda
Bring in the Sheaves: Betty Carmichael
He came over in a Messenger boat. There was pee all over inside, but it was better than diving overboard. He came from Germany to Canada. He planted several trees. He built his cellar to keep food in. There was a tiny stream around the land for fish. There was even a Buffalo jump. There … Continue reading Bring in the Sheaves: Betty Carmichael
A Memory: Robert St.Germain
A memory of someone who used to be. She opted out to get free. Such good times we used to have. Then everything went so bad. The two of us had so much fun, Until she passed away like the setting sun. All I have are the thoughts of her, And the way things were … Continue reading A Memory: Robert St.Germain
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