Canadian Woods

By Richard L. Provencher

Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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The Horizon emerges

in an evening of colour--

savours steps heaped 

one upon another

as dusk comes grinning

at the end of another day.

 

Front-end loaders  

gone from tormenting

primal timber

where left-over pines

remain as sentinels

along ridges of tundra

 

and ancient are the sunsets

of a wilderness domain.

 

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

I sympathise with you about seeing your forest cut down, it is soul wrenching! I hope it will not be a large chunk..

I liked the idea of sunsets being ancient, the sun has seen everything

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

Hello Di... your reading of my work  is gratifying. Nova Scotia is just under one million population with about 80% forested. We have a serious dichotomy between protecting the environment and utilizing our natural resources for jobs. Both are important, yet both sides have hardened their view points 

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I wish I could see this. Well then apart from the second stanza, heartbreaking. But it must be really incredible and as you say ancient wilderness. See you Richard!

A sense of wonder- Tom

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

 

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

Hello Tom. Nature is such a privilege to enjoy -- whether it is overlooking the thick forest and scenic wonder of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, or the flat muskeg side of James Bay or the explosion of Niagara Falls in Ontario. 

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Unreal