Sunday, January 18, 2026

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 

Saturday, January 17, 2026

53

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 

Friday, January 16, 2026

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
 



Thursday, January 15, 2026

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

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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

Monday, January 12, 2026

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