We’ve been in a deep freeze for days. I’ve enjoyed huddling
over the computer, or a wood-stove, and considering the world from
inside. We keep the birds fed and hope they are warm too …
a white chair 
caught in the ice –
no fishing
*****
blue sky
a red mitten
under ice
*****
my feet
crack ice –
overcast sky
‘A Bedroom of Searchlights’: poetry. This collection draws a picture of the poet’s divorced mother, an artist with two children, who struggled with poverty, war, and the realities of daily life, yet still found beauty and comfort in her garden, and her art.
From Inanna Publications, 2016.
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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...