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I’m wearing my Ralph Lauren sweater,
my Adidas shirt, a government of Canada vest;
all off the dollar rack at St. Vincent de Paul.
I put on ski pants given to me by a friend,
a jacket we found on the roadside years ago.
I pull on my gumboots.
I’m ready for the snow.
I walk through the white world
to the pond.
The mirror of this small winter;
it holds the sky, the snow trees,
the ballet of fern and salmonberry.
I dance.
© by Wendy Morton.
Used with the author’s permission.
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Wendy Morton believes poetry is the shortest distance between hearts. She's the author of six books of poetry, and a memoir, Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, in which her adventures as a corporate sponsored poet are revealed. Her latest book of poetry, What Were Their Dreams, is a book of photo-poems of Canada's history. Wendy is the founder of Canada’s Random Acts of Poetry project and worked extensively on The Elder Project, earning a Meritorious Service Medal and the Order of British Columbia. In the midst of all that, she worked as an insurance investigator for more than 30 years. Wendy lives in Sooke, British Columbia, where she enjoys watching ravens.
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mimi:
love thrift shops and love this poem! Hi Wendy, from Sharon Auberle
Posted 02/15/2017 06:45 PM
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transitions:
Loved it
Posted 02/15/2017 06:31 PM
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blueskies:
Delightful & enchanting! Thanks, Wendy.
Posted 02/15/2017 02:00 PM
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Lori Levy:
Love the details of the clothing and the images of winter mirrored in the pond.
Posted 02/15/2017 01:58 PM
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njc:
"the ballet of fern and salmonberry"--nice! Brings memories of skating with my sister on the horse-pasture pond.
Posted 02/15/2017 10:49 AM
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plgoodman:
Perfect, Wendy. Such simplicity of being there and cherishing a beautiful moment. Thank you.
Posted 02/15/2017 07:10 AM
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