OUR ARCHIVES : January 2014

Alberta Girls

The muses at the front of the class dream life begins beyond the frost-starred windows. Trudging home to sunset bell in boot-crunching snow and cows spill in to fill corrals and home is far across the yard till horses stabled and watered and alone in the manger prairie girls glow by the light by the […]

Sandon Mine

The rain abates, the air left dank and sweet with spruce breath. Madid moss in the ditch holds the imprint of hooves. Anne’s finger becomes a baton, tipping its point to each wildflower that she spots. She chants their names, an incantation of gratitude for the end of the rain. Phyl is deaf to this […]

Run Training

an hour before sunset dogwalkers lope out the Weaslehead as I run in my shadow plows the advancing path last spider of the year scoots for cover shivers of feathers in poplars puff and chip air musty with willow tints of dust necks straining, stretched three determined ducks pull last light over the river four […]

bring me my bones

bring me my bones all soaked in shadow bring me my flesh all stained in mystery bring me my blood and muscle all covered in stories and I will spin for you a tale with all the words my mouth can shape bring me my bones all soaked in harrow bring me my flesh all […]

Disfiguratively

To my darling ugly I love you more Than beauty, Who fools with fancies: Frills, lighting, made-up… While you are honest Content to bloat, Slough, drool and squat Not even in need Of a compliment. Ugly… if you were a she-shark I’d run bleeding, into the sea, Breast-stroke slit-wrists Waving a red signal to thee. […]