Category Archives: Malnutrition

Walter, Down on Queen Street (on the Death of Harold Waite)

Posted on Thursday, March 15th, 2018 11:39 am by John MacKenzie

Hank is dead now as found his place Daily on the low step there A block below the liquor store, Cardboard cushioning his bony arse Against time and cold and the slow Tide of malnutrition that crept High enough to … Continue reading →

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Take it to the Bank, Cassandra

Posted on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 2:23 pm by John MacKenzie

Downtown in April From high in a ragged spruce In the bank’s back lot Like an unheeded alarm A fledgling crow’s lonely squawk

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Against Hope

Posted on Friday, April 15th, 2016 4:14 pm by John MacKenzie

I look at the apple tree in spring And see how the blossoms fade and fall. I look again in summer and see How the fruit of its early promise Now bend thin branches under their weight. And in autumn … Continue reading →

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Amongst the Green

Posted on Thursday, September 18th, 2014 2:36 pm by John MacKenzie

Andrew Mitrovica has a great piece at ipolitics about Stephen Harper and his policies. Here’s the beginning: “Before last week, I thought I understood the depth of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s malevolence. I was wrong. Only now do I appreciate … Continue reading →

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Short Summons (A Sea “Shan’t No More”)

Posted on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 5:19 pm by John MacKenzie

  Short Summons (A Sea “Shan’t No More”) I was a wild rover Roving the world over, Leaving lovers lining the shores Till I was given short summons For all my goings and comings And my wife said, “You’ll do … Continue reading →

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Stiff-legged as the Heron

Posted on Sunday, September 1st, 2013 12:49 pm by John MacKenzie

You must get up early to see the harbour muzzled with fog, the gulls silent white smears on rocks ringing its shores, only the occasional blue heron’s deep striated croak sounding as mist swirls to reveal briefly the stiff-legged gait … Continue reading →

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