Category Archives: Poetry

Whiskey Jack, Whiskey Jack

  To The Whiskey Jack Eight years old in northern Sask and chopping wood, My axe is poised o’erhead to split a block, Weasel pops his head outside the pile of wood, I wield the axe, add kindling to the … Continue reading

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Stand Up Stand Up

  Stand Up, Stand Up: You Are Strong Stand up, stand up for the poor, The disenfranchised and the ableless, Stand up for the homeless, Never turn them from your door. Stand up, stand up for what is right, Fight … Continue reading

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You, Advocate: You are your loved one’s advocate

  You, Advocate: You Are Your Loved One’s Advocate HB You are your loved one’s Advocate. Who else will stand up for him? You know his heart very well, His habits, his mores, his needs, And it’s fight! Fight! FIGHT! … Continue reading

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Golden Years in Winter

Today’s Guest Blog is from Jean Vachon, up north, where winter is. My friend Jean says: Here is what I do when I get bored! Not too serious, just my silly humor. We do go dancing every Sunday to keep us … Continue reading

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A Thousand Pieces – Part Three

  A Thousand Pieces – Part Three GUEST BLOG By Arden Nering Parts are breaking down and refusing to go The gas is getting old and the oil’s running low We try to do all the things that we can … Continue reading

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A Thousand Pieces: Part Two

  A Thousand Pieces:Part Two By Arden Nering Scratches on the record putting skips into your song Fleeting thoughts escaping, almost here before they’re gone The shrinking of your universe, interests no longer claim that name Too much to remember … Continue reading

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Guest Blog plus I, Advocate

  Guest Blog by Arden Nering A Thousand Pieces At first I didn’t notice that you’d already started to go I thought it was just normal, your age starting to show A second here, a moment there, a blurring of … Continue reading

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