Light falls upon the streams and rivers To allow the heart to sing Merriment to allow us to dream Of the wondrous thing Of birth of hope and to dream All men and women wish for peace In times of trouble And days of reckoning Songbirds lift the heart above The gloom and the doom … Continue reading Light Plays Across a Summer Day: Joyce Lancaster
Category: Poets
A Window Inside My Soul: John Oross
I have given my art away To heal me in many ways… But on my own, I have grown… Trying to reap what I have sewn… Trying to exist in the world of greed… Is quite difficult I do concede… Because in my heart I love everyone… But being alone is not very fun… So … Continue reading A Window Inside My Soul: John Oross
Old Friend: Jan McCartney
Well, hello old friend, it’s been a long while! My, how you’ve changed from your yesterday style! What’s that you say? Yes, I guess I have, too And the changes came swiftly, as often they do. You say that you’ve missed me? Well, I’ve missed your smile, And your friendship that went with me, mile … Continue reading Old Friend: Jan McCartney
Bullet-Dodging Ptarmigans in Nunavut: Jamie Amarualik
Ptarmigan is a bird that doesn't migrate, instead, they stay in the north all year round. In winter they are all white with red eyebrows, sometimes it's hard to spot them, but when we approach them with a snowmobile they fly away and we hope for them to land nearby and shoot them for food. … Continue reading Bullet-Dodging Ptarmigans in Nunavut: Jamie Amarualik
Winter's Daylight Awe: James Adamson
The sun shone as if I were drinking the crescent moon shone that day as brightly as the sun’s snowfall reflection the shadows and sunlight, lightly landed, danced I squinted in expectation, I opened the door My eyes open child’s wonder as bright as any light filled me, my spine as any drinking known can … Continue reading Winter's Daylight Awe: James Adamson
Ode to My Dad: Hanna Friesen
My Dad- what a man a barber for 40 years always reading up on nutrition, between customers. He had a grade 3 education but he could challenge doctors with his new-found knowledge of nutrition and prevention. He was cutting-edge-- my Dad-- Yeah, we heard all about free radicals at the breakfast table and anti-oxidants etc. … Continue reading Ode to My Dad: Hanna Friesen
Denial: Cassandra Kulay
Words stack up like logos showing a secret prisoner pulling at each thought until it drags heavy. Hiding hands across my back so no one sees what I have to give or want to take shielding my desire. Living out of not living but justifying. Wondering why someone once wanted an accounting telling me not … Continue reading Denial: Cassandra Kulay
Way Back When: Stephen Sigurdson
If only I could have what I had, to go way back when going back in time, for but a day is all I would take. To be with loved ones that are gone today, to be in a life that was more than just okay. To be a special person with potential, to once … Continue reading Way Back When: Stephen Sigurdson
Warriors for Peace: Robert St. Germain
Let's start building bridges instead of dropping bombs. Why not some kindness? Would that be so wrong? Let us stop throwing punches, and let's start shaking hands. Let us spread freedom all across the land. Why make enemies when we could make friends? Why listen to the hateful and the messages they send? Why poison … Continue reading Warriors for Peace: Robert St. Germain
The Dove Has Flown: Peter Herget
It fills the heart Sweet love That what allows The love to flow Into the hearts and minds Of the people That love each other The dove offers us hope The love that is ours Is true We love the people Who are in love Their hearts soar The dove spreads its wings To fly … Continue reading The Dove Has Flown: Peter Herget
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