SENSE AND NONSENSE

  • 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 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.”                                                 …

  • 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…