When I’m lonely and tired,So tired, all alone,There’s a place where I’ll always be warm.We sang “Run River Run”And we laughed ‘til we cried,And the stars disappeared with the dawnOn a bridge in the pinesOf a clear running stream,The River of Golden Dreams. When white isn’t whiteAnd black isn’t black,And grey is all I can […]
Our winter weather, as we all know,Is unpredictable from day to day.Even changeable from hour to hour,Winter keeps us guessing, here in the Bay. Windy and cold when temperatures fall,Temperatures rise, it’s wet and warm.Sneakers and boots side by side in the hall,For tomorrow may bring a nor’easter storm. There’s noisy hail and freezing rain,Wind […]
I step outside my home tonightInto the sparkling winter’s light.The sky is clear, the stars are out,The moon casts shadows all about.The wind has ceased its deafening roar.I hear ice grind along the shore.Tonight, the snow’s too deep to roam,There is no way to leave my home.I think of you so far awayBut I must […]
In and in, and inAnd slowly out. They wash on the grey stonesAnd purple rocks,Leaving a border of smooth, wet sand,To be washedBy the next. Priceless treasure is left,Untouched by any,Brought by the largest, strongestOf them all, Left on the line of dead seaweed and wood,Awaiting the nextGreat one. Shells, stones, and sandAre powerless,For even age old […]
I heard the birds whispering outside my window,Then signalling loudly, “Something is wrong.”The empty cages that held their seedsWere screaming, “Our keeper is gone.” The backyard aviary, once filled with food,Was missing something to eat.The feeders long swung from winter branchesDevoid of their usual treat Of Nyjer seeds and sunflower seedsAnd other pellets of food.Disappointed, […]
As winter sets in,the full moon rises.Most of my forest friends hibernate.I feel so alone.As I sit by a tree,I look at the moonthinking of the universe,my ancestors, and all of nature.I then realize,I am never alone.
Weekends are always about Sam. Sam this, Sam that. I love my brother, but I just feel like an outsider. We drive to hockey, then drive home. Sometimes I can convince them to take me to the mall or something, but it’s a chore. “Mom, what’s for supper?” You could tell Sam was getting hungry […]
“Remember Catherine, no matter what—” “Don’t go into the woods, I know,” I say, rolling my eyes at the constant reminder. Mom looks at me, smiles, then pats my shoulder. “Well then, off you go dear,” she says, turning around with rigid posture and walking away. Her heels click against the marble floors. “Mom?” I […]
My favourite Christmas memory was from 2022 when two Ukrainians, who were new to Canada, showed up at our house by surprise to decorate the Christmas tree with my mom and I. We laughed and had fun all evening. It was their first Christmas in Canada. They had lived with us the summer before when […]
Scarlet was worried. She had not seen her chipmunk friend for a long time. Scarlet was in Grade 5 and she did not have a lot of kid friends, so her animal friends were very important to her. She came home from school every day in December, and Stripey the chipmunk was never waiting for […]
