Ratio Sky

quick calculation

ratio of concrete and sky

1 measure of sky

4 of concrete

the tired monk tonight

clad in hospital robes

surveys the limited sky

maybe one strand

of the setting sun

bouncing

off a hospital window

From Oct. 23rd 2025 

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raucous night shift change

consistent  laughing

giggle stream

big wedding ring gasps

honeymoon plans applauded

flirty comments zing

more smiles more laughter

suggestions of "one quick drink?"

a night cap

for the night nurse

during one more loud burst

of nursing station gossip

one nurse slips out 

the back stairs and home

From Oct. 23 2025 

Elbow Lake 1 and 2

i)

no party boats today

lake is quiet and smooth

through the forest:

humming highway tires

rushing to the city

acoustic chords 

rolling off Ontario rocks

and ridges

ii)

dragonfly drones hover

over the lake

zipping out

snatching deerflies midair 

later mosquitoes 

as evening sets in 

From July 2025 - Notebook Poems

 

a boxing memory

old tired monk arms

throwing snappy jabs

face mashing crosses

thundering meat hooks

heavy bag sways hard

boxer bouncing

under thick oak boughs

slipping and rolling 

past every branch

From June 15th  2025 - Notebook poem

Two From June

i)

cool for June

pine fire pops

cold beer pops

frothy lager flows

kids laugh

yell (Marco Polo) 

ii)

sore stomach, throat, 

and head

a virus of night chills

cooked and steamed

in cedar sauna heat

From June 16th 2025  - Notebook Poem

Bank Street Blues

lady meanders

weaves up Bank street

pushing her carriage cat

toothless alley guy smiles

toasts me with a hearty "cheers"

coffee cup held high

yoga girl sips

her oversized cup

jumps in a Tesla - away

young woman zips buy

yelling into her phone:

"you owe me 350 bucks!"

one guy is leaning on a pole

his buddy curled up on concrete

"he's sleeping - he needs $5.00"

I oblige

From Aug. 25th 2025

fire poem

no phone

no WIFI buzz

crackling pine log fire

cool pine scented breeze

colder can of lager

one more poem

as the burgers sizzle

From May 26th 2025 - Notebook Poem