SENSE AND NONSENSE

  • OVER THE YEARS Over the years I managed to detach myself from what I had perceived important the preceding year Each year as I became older and wiser I gained new insights until I turned eighty when my perspectives began to change I permitted myself to unlearn certain insights embedded in my brain I began…

  • A year in Haiku

                                                                                   Sunrise over Fraser Lake At the foot of Red Rock Mountain, Fraser Lake March 2024 Pale skies are bluer nowShades of spring settling inBut where is the green Where are the flowersNo paintbrushes or columbinesSpringtime is passing Winds of March blow coldWeatherman’s predicting snowBring on April           An eagle…

  • A Man Needs a Woman

    This is for Tex and Sunni (as well as George and I ) A man needs a woman Especially when he’s old He needs her to do the housework To feed him, wash his clothes  He needs her to make appointments Pick up prescription pills Keep track of the finances Make deposits, pay the bills…

  • Scams

    I love this cartoon! For some reason the humour of it brought me back to reality last night. My book ” Common Threads ” which the publisher relinquished rights to me, needs to be republished and there’s a big sale on Kindle, the big E-book company. All went well at first but then I received…

  • April 2025 Poems Napiwri

    4 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING Old woman sips coffeeFour o’clock in the morningLegs up to keep anklesFrom swelling Hair all curly curledEighty dollar permanentBig chunk of old age pensionWorth shelling Shopping Day at WalMartBus picks tenants up at tenMake a list before leavingHer dwelling Thinking ’bout olden daysHusband, children, laughterAll alone in the dark with…

  • THE BATTLE OF VERDUN- 1916

    THE BATTLE OF VERDUN- 1916

    The Battle of Verdun- 1916   In August 1914 Charles Holland Haynes Left Vancouver on a troop train For military practices In Valcartier, Quebec “Brittania Rules the Waves” Was the catch-phrase Of the times Those upstart Germans And their allies Daring to compete against The British Empire and France Taking over lucrative World trading markets…

  • THE BEAUTY OF BEING OLD

    I wrote a poem the other day. I was impressed with parents’ comments regarding Trick or Treaters who’d knocked on their doors. I had planned to read the poem at an event in Fort St James. As it turned out (being old) I left my writings at home. Karma, as they call it cut in.…

  • Go Blue Jays Go

    The World Series broughtCanadians togetherShouting weeping glaringScreaming at our television setMommas, poppas, childrenand others we’ve not met. Newfies, SpuddiggersBluenosers, Herring ChokersMaple syrupers, bagel makersPrairie Dogs, Salmon bakersand all those northof everything else It was better than a soap operaBetter than a political scrumBetter than a hockey game….Oh, oh, ahem,Please don’t hurt meCanucks fans Thank you,…

  • FRUSTRATION/HAPPINESS

    Frustration is awakening at four with two hours of fighting with blankets. The top fuzzy one was cosy at bedtime Now, it sucks warmth from “him” and distributes it to  “her” Luckily there are two blankets I fling mine on the floor But now I am cold The bed is big enough for two But…

  • THE STORM OF THE CENTURY

    It seems that ever since we moved into town in 2010 our winters have vastly improved. Of course living at Silver Birch Lodge, other people now ensure that we are warm and comfortable! The following is my take on events that occurred during that horrendous snowstorm – later labeled “The Storm of the Century.”                                                 …