JULY 1st, CANADA DAY poem

July 1st, Canada Day

As a flag salutes the breeze
children dance to
bandshell tunes, and pairs
do-se-do on the grassy

floor, others clapping from
blankets and chairs

and the swimming pool’s alive
with noise. Later ice
cream and painted faces
do create a good time in Truro,
Nova Scotia.

With Scottish cap and silver
beard, the singer lures
the crowd with
Atlantic tales, while
children munch cotton candy.

Arthritic couples and homemade
gas soon settle within an
arc of songs, happy
times continuing with fries

and bottled water, cars
parked nearby. The park
is afloat with laughter, and older
folks alive in memories.

© Richard L. Provencher 2008

Richard & Esther Provencher invite you to read “FOOTPRINTS” at: www.synergebooks.com. “Someone’s Son” and “Into The Fire” will be out soon. The link to “FOOTPRINTS” is: http://www.synergebooks.com/ebook_footprints.html