Richard Stevenson, CA

 

 

Haiku   old cemetery— blackberries so tart so sweet (West Saanich, BC)     prairie girl at sea suddenly seven again turns over stones (Miracle Beach, BC)     duffer holds the pin— survey flagman nearby tries to hold back the trees ( near Courtenay, BC)     Wholesale Appliances— shy a mass of concupiscent curds (Vancouver, BC)     Roots & Blues Fest— a charm of finches circle, return to their tree (Salmon Arm, BC)     misty valley— from the forest's edge the yip of coyotes (Vernon, BC)     jazz chanteuse— the old cat closes his eyes, rotates an ear (Vernon, BC)     five hundred fires— my wife and I pour over maps for a new route home (Victoria, BC)     jet in the clouds— a dragonfly zooms past my ear (Goldstream, BC)     afternoon zephyr— from across the valley a chainsaw growls (Goldstream, BC)     forest fire smoke— moon a blood orange sends me to the fridge (Osoyoos, BC)     garden gallery— a metal bird rocks on its beach stone belly (Casa del Sol Imports, Black Creek, BC)     almost sixty— I comb the strand for gnarled driftwood (Miracle Beach, BC)     About Richard Stevenson   Richard Stevenson lives and teaches in Lethbridge, Alberta. His most recent publications are Wiser Pills (Frontenac House Quartet 2008 series), Tidings of Magpies (Spotted Cow Press, 2008), and The Emerald Hour (Ekstasis Editions, 2008)