CAPE SPEAR poem

By Richard L. Provencher

Sat, 15 Aug 2009
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Cape Spear

empty the ocean ‘cause
sandbars are coming
as echoes

slimy rocks expose
their slippery touch, as
lonely friends

furnace-stoked sun

uncovers razor fish
clams and crabs,
drying out forever

seagull territory, their
white-splotched shore
and erk---erk cries

wind and soaring

© 1992 Richard L. Provencher
All Rights Reserved

first published Spring 1992
Volume Two, Number One
Cumulus, Windspeak Press
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan
ISSN-1188-163-2

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 2
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Beeme on
Another beautiful poem, so simple and effective :-) I especially enjoyed this verse; 'slimy rocks expose their slippery touch, as lonely friends' Beeme xx

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Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
And thank you, too, Beeme for your kind words. When I visit the woods, my intention is to close my eyes after viewing everything within sight, then recreate a vision-camera for me to begin my poem later, upon returning home. Keep writing, Richard LP
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Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Thank you, Nathan. As expressed to someone else, I found a cache of poems which had been mislaid, and am humbly placing them on this post. Some of my short poems were a deliberate challenge for me; to see if I could pack a little punch in the shortest number of words. And enjoy compressing these thoughts in the meantime. Cheers, Richard LP
Richard L. Provencher