Not to Hurry

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

Three weeks to Christmas and I’m trying to get ahead of myself and the
season …

NOT TO HURRY

the house smells of baking                   
shortbread in the oven
mince pies to be made

I try to make cookies
early    seal them in tins
and give myself time

time to make or choose gifts
time to quieten my thoughts
ready for Christmas

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9781771333054_FC‘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.

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...
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1 Response to Not to Hurry

  1. Francine says:
    December 4, 2019 at 8:15 am

    I never was a ‘baker’, my parents and in-laws were, my neighbour & fiend was, I do not know why I did not feel included. Many Thanks to Sylvan’s bakers for keeping us in the mood.

    Reply

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