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Seventy-seven poems written later in my life. The PDF versions are better laid-out than the web versions.

Web	PDF	Description
Agnes	Agnes	St Agnes Long Branch introduced a new form of service around 1997/98
A Little Old Lady's Clothes	A Little Old Lady's Clothes	Susan had a pile of clothes from, I think, her mother.
Apology	Apology	Written in 2000. I was apologizing for being sulky
Asleep	Asleep	I wrote this first in the opposite sex, thinking of what Linda might be thinking of me.
Australia	Australia	In 1993 I travelled by bus from Perth to Adelaide.
Back Again	Back Again	Between 1990 and 1998 I'd go on long road trips around the USA, driving up to 17 hours a day. Once back in harness in Toronto I'd stand and relive visions of my trips.
Bathtub	Bathtub	Musing on my part in The Water Cycle
Be quick	Be quick	Around 1990/91 I was sitting in the Valhalla inn, #404 and #7 waiting to meet Susan (or Karen). A noisy business-type was trying to fudge his expense accounts, but the barman was having no part of it!
Bears	Bears	Betty went to Florida for 4 weeks in February 2000.
Before You	Before You	Betty got scared when I described her day to her, just from the tone in her voice when she said 'Hi!" on the phone.
Betty Gone	Betty Gone	Probably late 2000 if Betty had shot off to Aruba or some such place.
Brick Red	Brick Red	Driving down Bloor Street, walls of apartment blocks, each one housing scared adults, lonely for companionship.
Burying Neil	Burying Neil	Neil Trudeau died, and we drove to Trenton to bury him.
Canadiana	Canadiana	A sad scene in the local watering hole, The Canadiana at Six Points plaza, just before Christmas.
Chloe	Chloe	David's cat Chloe refused to deal with an errant mouse.
Chris Greaves Inc	Chris Greaves Inc	Betty went to Florida for 4 weeks in February 2000.
Companionship	Companionship	Written when I was renting Kaye’s house in Etobicoke. I sat in the backyard and wrote this after looking at the outside of the bedroom wall.
Compliments	Compliments	Written May 1st 2001 to Betty. I was using the time-honored line “Your hair looks great!”; every woman loves to hear that.
Crescent Moon	Crescent Moon	Written in motion as I left Markham to drive to Minneapolis
Debra	Debra	Debra was in class, and introduced me to the songs of John Williamson
Differences	Differences	A year after we had met, Betty was jaunting off on some trip and I was staying at home, waiting for her.
DisAppointment	DisAppointment	I probably wrote this early 2000, soon after I had met Betty. I was still coming to terms with her lack of freedom.
Do You Love Me	Do You Love Me	Saturday, February 02, 2008
earwigs	earwigs	Betty thought she could eradicate earwigs by stamping them to death; I abhor killing living things.
Easter Day	Easter Day	Written on Easter Day 2001
Euthanasia	Euthanasia	I wrote this in my head during a funeral service for a dear friend.
Excite Me	Excite Me	Written after Betty motivated me to "deal" two car dealers to a much better price on a car. I'd never done that before, getting $1,000 off plus air-conditioning plus free-lube-for-life.
Fitting	Fitting	Written October 14th 2000. I still feel this way today.
Hill Of Energy	Hill Of Energy	I wrote this during the thanksgiving service at Bloordale United Church Sunday, October 07, 2007
I give you	I give you	For the time when material possessions and gifts just don't count.
Its Half past One	Its Half past One	Lunch time at a client site and I wanted to be home, with Jupiter!
I Wish	I Wish	(incomplete)
Jaded	Jaded	I had managed to shoot a new jade tree from a stalk. This accompanied the gift.
Jane	Jane	Jane and I dated for less than a year.
Janet	Janet	Janet and I had just one date.
Janice	Janice	I gave Janice and Rick a gift of worm castings in thanks for the use of their farm & house for Scott.
Kimberly	Kimberly	I don't know her real name, or his. They were in the queue in the Adelaide Street coffee shop one morning in 1997
King	King	Sometime in 2000; we had probably been to see a movie.
Leaves	Leaves	Up near Lake Simcoe Jane and I spent a day at the cottage.
Letter Carrier	Letter Carrier	In late 1990 I began writing letters to Eileen, and waited each day for a letter from her.
Like This	Like This	Incomplete. Probably written soon after I moved back to Etobicoke.
Lily	Lily	I had my eyes (and mind) on Lily ...
Linda	Linda	Based on what Linda told me of her morning habits.
Manny	Manny	Manny Tsertos, the world's best host, used to run The Canadiana at Six Points plaza.
Planted	Planted
Pool	Pool	Susan hated the chore of cleaning the backyard pool.
possessions	possessions	Possessions was about a troubled lad in the day-care held within the house where I rented in Markham.
Raindrop	Raindrop	Musing on my part in The Water Cycle
Romeo and Juliet	Romeo and Juliet	I bought some pocket-editions, 100 years old, and they explained the rhyming of Shakespeare to me.
see you at seven	see you at seven	Written Feb 23rd 2002. I was living at 311 and we were scheduled to meet later that evening…..
Senses	Senses	Draft idea after going for a drive with Betty
Sisters	Sisters	A scene at the coffee-shop near Kipling subway, before it was overwhelmed by the Tim Hortons.
Slept	Slept	Another memory probably written during 2000
Slug	Slug	Betty rises late.
Soon Gone	Soon Gone	Written on my trip to Australia in 1993, to Susan, left behind in Toronto.
Spring	Spring	My efforts at 'fixing" my computer mouse.
Susan Letter	Susan Letter	We'd broken up six months earlier, then Susan sent me a letter.
Thank You Pretty Momma	Thank You Pretty Momma	Saturday, February 02, 2008
The Candle	The Candle	Hazel's excitement at things happening at 33 Poplar Avenue
The First Time	the first Time	Jupiter arrived in my life December 23rd 2003; he left at 3pm 6th March 2011
The Girl	The Girl	Fantasies on my dream girl
The Leaves	The Leaves	On watching leaves on a parking ramp on Yonge Street, north of Bloor.
The Mayor	The Mayor	My disgust at the Mayor's offertory contribution in church one Sunday.
The Village	The Village	Village life is distributed across a major city.
To Aeroplanes	To Aeroplanes	On my trip to Australia in 1993, I'm still amazed at the technology of travel.
To David	To David	On my trip to Australia in 1993, Thoughts of David
To Passengers	To Passengers	On my trip to Australia in 1993, fed up because everyone wanted to watch a movie, while I wanted to catch a first glimpse of my home state.
To Rupert	To Rupert	On my trip to Australia in 1993, thoughts of Rupert
Train	Train	In June 1990 I thought I was going crazy.
Trains	Trains	The view from the condo opposite Long Branch GO station
Tuesday	Tuesday	Betty went on a trip to the malls in New York State.
Two Months	Two Months	Two months after I met Betty ...
Ultra	Ultra	Blind Joan's guide dog got into a most un-lady-like scrap at the Prince Hotel one afternoon
Violin And The Bow	Violin And The Bow	Use your imagination!
Warm Air	Warm Air	Memories of the house at Gawler, the garden, the music.
What Happened	What Happened	I'd known Betty for less than six months when I wrote this.
Wrong And Right	Wrong And Right	Betty said I might be able to move three days earlier.
You Are	You Are	Eileen poured out her life-story one afternoon.

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