it’s the heart
that preserves youth
that’s why god made love
the wedding
I’ve waited too long
I should have asked
Mom
from the depths of the forest
A roar rose out of the depths of nowhere, piercing the silence of the forest. Moments later they emerged from its foliage like phantoms on wheels, and
you are back
you’ve been gone so long
and now you are back
sitting across the table
watercolours
I worked in watercolours from about 1978 to 1989. These are a few of my paintings from that period.
Canada Day 2017
She was a big boned woman
kind of proud and tall
came up from the beach
hits the dust
conversations
not finished
stilled
by reason of need
My hair lay
heavy and tangled
on my pillow
guardian angels
He didn’t come home for Christmas
they called the hospitals
no news there
viola rides the bus
Babe.
It’s me, Viola
I am your mother
venus
She was a calico
cat, I mean
beautiful