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Moving On

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

The year moves on as earth turns, and we travel into Spring, winter plans hopefully long completed, and we’re looking forward to a long stretch of summer relaxation … MOVING ON he moved his workshop – tools and sawdust                             lathe … Continue reading →

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Typhoon

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve seen a funnel cloud on the prairies and, fortunately, we out-ran it. The devastation can be awful as we’ve all seen on the news … TYPHOON the wind razed all we had … doors broke down … hinges                           fell … Continue reading →

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Deserted House

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

There are so many old houses, particularly on the prairies. They have stories in them, questions about who lived there, how their lives were governed by the landscape. Did they move out? what made them change their way of living, … Continue reading →

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Where Home Is

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

Everyone’s home is different, the map-reading a separate event, each series of directions special to who we are, what we do, where we live. Difficult to describe but everyone knows where their own home is … A WHERE HOME IS … Continue reading →

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Landscape

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

We’re well into the days of blurred outlines, misty mornings, with snowdrops up, crocuses peeping through. And, even from hilltops, the world is beautifully half-seen. This poem is a Terza rima, which has a very specific rhyme scheme and is … Continue reading →

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