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Long weekend hangover
Why does the day after a long weekend take the same amount of time as the entire weekend to pass? For the first time I can remember, May long weekend was beautiful, the longest precipitation free break and warmest days I have ever seen on the weekend that catapults the camping season back onto centre…
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Change
The pieces don’t fit together, Set adrift on the waters of change Lost in the turmoil, No time to rearrange You must start a new trip, Travel far to distant shores This trial by water different, off the familiar script What beauty awaits at the end? Challenges and triumphs unseen, a world ready and able …
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Unmoored
The quiet waters beckon, whispering for the nearby loons to hear Alone in the dark wildness, Only the silent stars watching as events unfold I approach in this fugue, feeling the gentle breeze against my face, lifting tendrils of hair in examination as though deciding if I can stay The peace I feel sinks into…
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Wisdom
The weeks are really flying. I’m reminded of my grandmother who used to tell me to wait, and the days would seem shorter someday, the holidays would group together. Christmas again, again. I scoffed, disbelieving. As if, Grandma! The arrogance of youth, feeling time move through sandy beaches and molasses speed. Now I am close…
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Qualm before the Storm
An uneasy feeling, Best described by the prickles down your spine, Racing pulse carrying the inborn fear of the dark, Fear. Powerful and overwhelming, no one is completely immune I fear so many things sometimes I wonder if anywhere is safe Heights, falling, crowds, small spaces, The dark But like many others, I continue through…
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Collaboration
On a day like today I find myself struck by how different a day can be depending on the circumstances with which it unfolds. One day can be stressful, dramatic or traumatic, leave one feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, alone and against the odds. The same day with people around you helping goes by fast, everyone…
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Hospitality
She was always there, behind the scenes, Always a hug away Always a phone call away Always available to provide a shoulder or an ear, a congratulations or commiseration Deeply involved, no matter how old their baby got, The job lasts a lifetime. The cooking, the cleaning, the driving, the counselling, No expiry date, no…