August 5, 2011
Some of us have crazy relatives! Try this
one for size.
A TANGLED LIFE
my grandmother’s mother
drank puddle water
flavoured with anise
gathered stories on Mondays
laundered them in blue ink
used witch-hazel to cure books
and cuspidors of mildew
she built stairways of poetry
quarrelled with bookcases
trapped tigers in fish-net
and hung them in the kitchen
to be kissed by camels
at the solstice
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About Joanna M. Weston
Born in England, she lives in British Columbia. She is married with three sons,
Joanna has an MA from the University of British Columbia. She has published in numerous anthologies and in magazines in Canada, the US, UK, and New Zealand, such as Canadian Women's Studies, Convolvus, Endless Mountains Review, Grain, Green's Magazine, Prairie Fire, Spin, Wascana Review, CBC Gallery, and many more...
Hi Joanna,
Very nice! Congrats.
If you have time, please check out http://www.beginingpoetry.wordpress.com or revbillcook.wordpress.com (I haven’t kept up with the 2nd, but hope to get back to it).
Enjoy France,
Bill
Hi Bill,
This is belated but I’m just trying to figure this whole thing out!
Joanna
crazy is all relative. (ahem.) pardon me.
welcome to blogging, Joanna.
Its me again
I’m glad you like it, please visit again:-)