SENSE AND NONSENSE

  • WHERE IS THE OLDTIME MUSIC

    [an oldtime waltz, by Doris, music by Leon] Where is the oldtime music?Does anyone whistle a songHas the love dissapeared from the lovesongsAre they all about hate, hurt and wrong? Does anyone sing in the showerA song about roses and wineHas the moon been obscured by the black cloudsOf war and of drugs and of…

  • Prayer sharing?

    A World Day of Prayer event was held last night at the Catholic church. It was quite wonderful, I thought, with prayers and words spoken by women of various faiths in the community. The theme was “I made you wonderful” Psalm 139: 1-18 I am wondering whether anyone would be interested in participating in impromptu…

  • Baha’i Prayer for World Day of Prayer

    Theme: I made you wonderful Oh thou compassionate Lord, Thou Who art generous and able! We are servants of Thine sheltered beneath Thy providence. Cast Thy glance of favor upon us. Give light to our eyes, hearing to our ears, and understanding and love to our hearts. Render our souls joyous and happy through Thy…

  • Angels on the Streets by Bruce Ray

       Angels on the Streets  Angels come into these hard streets  To do the good work  In ambulances with sirens screaming   Dressed in red and white  Invisible wings rising up from  Their shoulder blades   Eyes of fire burning holes into the night  Healing hands, gentle hands   Of deliverers and saving agents  In the fight against…

  • The problem of psychosis

    The “problem” of dealing with mental illness, particularly for those suffering with symptoms of schizophrenia: Why not invite people who have had their own personal experiences with psychosis, to assist with ideas on how to detect what symptoms to look for , and how to listen and deal with what an individual may be experiencing…

  • April 2025 Poems Napiwri

    Rick Hansen As heroes fare,there’s no one out thereWho can top “The Man in Motion”Four decades have passedBut memories last ofHis tour from ocean to ocean In my mind’s eyeThere was once a young guyWith a fishing rod in handHe’d caught a few fish,Enough for a dishAs he roamed the rural bush land. Riding home…

  • We Are Being Manipulated – Again

    If we only knew how much we are being manipulated. In the world of Ai we can be made to believe the sky is not blue, but pink with yellow polka dots. And none of us are immune Shakespear wrote “All the worlds a stage. And all the men and women merely players…” That may…

  • REVEREND WILLIAM SWEETNAM

        The Reverend William Sweetnam arrived in the Fraser Lake area in 1911. Originally from Ireland, the pioneer Anglican minister resided in the BC Central Interior wilderness for twenty-five years before succumbing to the deadly affects of pneumonia, contracted on a long arduous journey by train and by boat to the South Coast, to join…

  • 2.Haikus Fall & Winter 2024

    There’s a bear in the bushshould I run or play dead?it’s just a “stump” bear Miss the smell of thesalt spray, love the subtle scentsalong the lakeshore Some ducks on the lakeare having a conferenceA lot of quacking up The wind gusted againstour holiday trailer – thoughtwe might end up in Oz Watching home movieschildren…

  • My Books Bio

    My name is Doris Ray and I reside in the beautiful lakeside community of Fraser Lake in North Central BC. My first published book “The Ghosts Behind Him” is the story of my son’s struggles and his family’s concerns, with the roller coaster symptoms of his schizophrenia. It was published by Caitlin press and the…