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January 15th, 2026
by Paul Sasges
City workers slashed the cane back,
Cancelling the summer blackberry feast.
The shadow of a crow
Swooped down on the splendour of an ordinary day.
A hummingbird came to visit.
Like the wooden balsa gliders we made as children,
A gull rose on an updraft,
Caught in the mesh of stopped time.
Altocumulus clouds lay a veil over the sun,
Shrouding mountains
In patterned green camouflage, now dark, now light.
The sea dirtied by river silt was lifted
By the fingers of the wind sculpting
White caps hungry for the next breath of air
The same gusts played music for a quiver of alder
Then danced with the bigleaf maple.
About the Poet
Paul Sasges resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications
on Paul Sasges's Artist Page.
This poem is also featured in Comet #7, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Keywords: Northshore, mountains, birds, sea, wind, summer
Previously published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine:
Boys and Girls
by Gabriel Dall'Alba
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