April is poetry month; here's two by Gord Miller

"Pomor Kotch off the Chukchi Peninsula ~ 1647,"
a water colour by a different Gordon Miller

Pirate Ship

Shimmering patches of lace

Dancing on a moving

Blue and gray canvas.

A wild wind from Hades

Forming thunderous waves

Stars sparkling

And a hanging moon

A silhouette

Swinging lantern

And a ringing bell

Dark billowing sails

A ghost in the night

Sailing by

Traveling with Laureen

Cable car on the Stein Valley Trail

A warm wind blowing

Across the Shuswap

Moonlight shimmering

On the waves

Dancing under the stars

To an old country song

Songs of lost love

And days long gone

Dreaming of things to come

Climbing the Devil’s staircase

On the Stein Valley Trail

A blazing sun beating down

At times a cool breeze

From the purple mountains above

Soaking our feet

In the raging water of the river

That lifted our spirits and kept us going

The ferry across the mighty Fraser

To the motel and cold Corona beer

Drinking wine on the porch in Lytton

Making bets on a flashing star

Searching for Venus

The goddess of love

In the dark night sky

A breakfast of eggs benedict and bear claws

Buying baubles at a powwow in Kamloops

Then traveling home

Under a girls-go-crazy moon

Gordon Miller is a visual artist and writer, living in Oakville. He’s been taking creative writing courses in Brian’s classes for the past couple of years and enjoying every minute of them. He is almost finished a mystery novel and is hoping to publish a book of short stories. Visit Gord at www.gordonmillerart.com

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