the chris-ening
A cheeky seasonal salute (in punny poetry form) to CBC’s As It Happens co-host Chris Howden, pictured above in a treated screen shot lifted with impunity (so far LOL)…
on siding & riding
Sometimes when I sit down to write, I have no idea what’s going to come out. That’s what happened the other day when this meandering piece of fluff made its…
casualties
This morning, when I was walking on the Ottawa Valley Rail Trail (OVRT), I came upon a dead frog. I took a picture. This evening, when I was browsing the…
cat demonstrates what it’s like to be a narcissist
A friend posted the video below on FB and tagged me. It’s an amusing modern-day version of the myth I reflect on here. Narcissists have caused me a whole lot…
shame on who?
Seems everyone else is always to blame for everything (especially, it would seem, if you are the premier of Ontario, a random commenter on Facebook or a narcissist LOL!)….
today
Today is the last day of National Poetry Month 2021 in Canada. Today this poem wrote itself to light and hope through snow, tears and fears. Merci Johanne Ravenda pour…
don’t put me in a cage
We all long to be free in our own way. To see a world of possibility stretching out before us like an open road. This poem is about that. It…
a lighthearted look at fixing stuff
The problem with overvaluing perfection is it sometimes leads us to want to fix things that don’t need repair, or to think that people and things are broken when in…
walkabout
This poem came to life as a result of a discussion on the Friends of Mississippi Mills FB page about people walking in the street instead of on the sidewalk….
angels angels everywhere
Rebecca Wissink was heading out to collect eggs one winter’s day when she happened to look up. Lo and behold: a snow angel on the roof of the barn! She…