Author Archives: JC

on bedding of shore-worn shale,

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A garter snake basks

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at the hem of tufted clouds.

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on elms with bud appliqués,

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And in weaves of waves,

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freed from scarves of ice, waits Spring.

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At the edge of lakes,

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transforms landscape into bride.

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A lace veil of soft, bright cold

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still green, summer green.

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on laneways, stones and grasses

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And yet, new snow falls

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humanity languishes.

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roadsides, ruins, prisons where

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from quarries, beachheads,

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under the weight of these stones

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is rubble and blood and hate.

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of the staircase toward peace

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Welcome Winter Reading of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” a Huge Success

On November 24 at Glebe-St. James United Church in Ottawa, Rob Clipperton read the Dylan Thomas classic, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” to a rapt audience that filled the sanctuary. The event netted $2000 which was donated to the Acquired Brain Injury Program at The Ottawa Hospital’s Rehabilitation Centre in honour of Allison Woyiwada. For […]
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when all that remains

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who it was cast the first stone

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Why does it matter

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joyful steps to her future?

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one hundred and twenty-three

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how can she not take

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in snow-squall bold November:

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Such an offer, made

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They spell “Will you marry me?”

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Each orb carries one letter.

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