FORT LOUISBOURG poem

Fort Louisbourg

The sentinel is happy on guard
duty
over the fortress.
His belly is full of fish and
beans and
a fine woman in la maison
nearby
promised to meet him
later.
He’s proud of this new
land,
one day he’ll marry
and
raise strong sons,
but to-day
his eyes are alert for Les
Anglais.
They’re coming to steal his
dreams.

© Richard L. Provencher 1987

Published Winter 1987
Vol. 62, No. 2
Canadian Author & Bookman
Toronto, Ontario
ISSN 0008-2937