The Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

Confederation Nostalgia

Silhouette

A Dream Upon an Ocean Wave

A dream upon an ocean wave
Comes gently lapping upon the shore.
It leaves behind a memory
Of times so sweet yet are no more.

A dream upon an ocean wave
Repeats its message or’e and or’e;
Retreats into eternal bliss
And stills the heart unto its core.

A dream upon an ocean wave
Brings sands from deep its oceans floor,
Each grain a blessing from above
Receding through the ocean’s door.

A dream upon an ocean wave
Like early morning’s frost – a hoar;
Takes back the early memories
Of times so sweet yet never more.

- Written June 14, 2009, inspired by memories of my daughters' childhood days on Fripp Island, South Carolina.

The Old Theatre Ghost

Recycled words
From the literary trash
Beckon
From a ghostly hollow:
“Come find me…
In the broken-down balcony;
Hiding in the peeling paint
Behind the tattered curtain.”
- RK

Show Thieves, An Anthology of Contemporary Montreal Poetry

Written January 20, 2010, inspired by a photograph of an old, abandoned theatre.

Stoned

It matters not where
The words go
Riding my bicycle
On a bird’s beak;
Shivering!
- RK








The Bicycle Thief

The Worm

I was looked upon as a worm,...
- RK











Metamorphosis: a crisis in process

Reflections

Reflections in the water
Of times that are,
And times that were,
And times will be again.
- RK








Downtown Montreal

Haiku

The settling sun;
The sound of a receding wave –
Carries me away.
- RK








Morning in the Strait of Georgia

Images

"There were images there, tucked inside his laments," Jason Freure, Show Thieves, An Anthology of Contemporary Montreal Poetry


Layers in Photoshop