From a Young Geezer

Gather around in the
dust of time,
where tales unfold after
campfire songs, stars
sprinkling the
blackness, their diamond
pricks teasing our
memory, of

family times, swimming
in Ontario’s Nottawassaga Bay,
gondolas climbing
heart-stopping Alberta’s
Sulphur Mountain, the green
growth of PEI potatoes
Cabot Trail curves in NS,
rocky soil in Northern
Quebec and swishing wheat,
golden across flat
Saskatchewan. Then

the glory of BC Rockies,
scenic pastures in
Manitoba, Newfoundland pride
to New Brunswick, my wife’s
home province. Like gravy
good memories cover
moments of undue stress.

© Richard L. Provencher