Category Archives: Memories

Reflections: then and now

Posted on September 11, 2017 by admin

    Reflections: then and now We all live to some extent within our past, After all, our past is what has built us. We feel no older than at some point in that past, And in our mirrors, we … Continue reading →

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Do Not Change Your Face

Posted on September 8, 2017 by admin

  Do Not Change Your Face Every family knows this. Every Care Giver. Every Lover. My thanks to my dear friend Jill Bennett for the use of her lovely poem and the picture of her Rodney. Precious are the memories.

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Becoming

Posted on September 4, 2017 by admin

  BECOMING H. W. Bryce When illness befalls your beloved one And her care falls upon yourself, Your self gets lost amongst the tasks And you are left with many asks. Take a look at where you’re going, Review the … Continue reading →

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Thanks Tagore

Posted on August 14, 2017 by admin

  Thanks Tagore On Saturday, I had the pleasure of appearing at the Vancouver Tagore Society’s West Coast Tagore Festival 2017. I was one of eight reading with Ariadne Sawyer of World Poetry and World Poetry Café on Co-op Radio … Continue reading →

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I fooled her and startled the star

Posted on August 7, 2017 by admin

  I fooled her and startled the star I fooled her and startled the star. We were on holiday. We reached Ottawa. Loved the place. Favourite spot: the grand, unbelievable library, inside and out, of the Parliament buildings. This is … Continue reading →

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Nine Markers for Alzheimer’s

Posted on July 21, 2017 by admin

 Nine Markers for Alzheimer’s Thurs Jly 20, 2017 This morning’s news on CBC: The Nine “markers” of possible impending Alzheimer’s disease: Less children’s education Hearing Loss    [and thus leading to isolation] Hypertension Obesity                        [and thus leading to diabietes] Smoking Diabetes … Continue reading →

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Upon Turning 31,776 Days Old

Posted on July 17, 2017 by admin

  Upon Turning 31,776 Days Old I long to see the homestead, The place where I was born. I long to walk my childhood ways, To see the flowers growing there And breathe the forest air… I do not know … Continue reading →

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