excellent, douglas. sky scuffed white clouds. the poignant contrast of daughter's tough humour after the built honour-emotes.
judy
> From: Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2005/12/14 Wed PM 06:31:55 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: snapshot (from Sunday)14XII2005
>
> to watch old soldiers
> chests flash with medals
> lead & the young
>
> march quietly into the huge gym
> then snap loudly to attention
> ease caps off
> for the speeches' duration
>
> to learn like me the stories
> of heroism leadership
> of this man of their battalion
> then & then & now so long
> before their time
> feeding it
>
> high behind them
> on the armoury walls
> barred windows glow blue
> sky scuffed white clouds
> small round white lights
> also hover there reflected
> against that blue
>
> such disappearing transparencies
> as one more military elder
> speaks the worth of
> another mentor
> comrade life
> the army honours today
>
> no warrior I
> am moved by both
> his stringent courage
> & the young taking it in
>
> yet his daughter's
> tough humour's
> all I really know
>
> Douglas Barbour
> (Sunday December 11) Wednesday 14 XII 05
>
>
> Douglas Barbour
> 11655 - 72 Avenue NW
> Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9
> (780) 436 3320
>
> My roof was once firm
> yet now it cannot even
>
> keep the stars out.
>
> Christopher Dewdney
>
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