ENTERPRISE poem

Enterprise

Pictou harbour is a
bedlam of dory boats, slatted
lobster cages and
smelly herring-bait, early
morning mackinaws
shrouded in dew

wives are anxious for
husbands, children eager
for dads, fishermen
and Nova Scotia
seagulls
sharing a feast of attention.

Outside the melee two
youngsters jig silver lures,
their mackerel-tease
an adventure in summer heat.

© 2005 Richard L. Provencher
All Rights Reserved

first published Autumn 2005
Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine
Volume 11, Number 1V
ISSN: 1708-3486