Tag Archives: St. Lawrence River

settling in

The first step onto the dock is like a fresh haircut, a new dress Unpacking the groceries is like casting a line into clear waters Changing into the swimsuit is like answering the door on your birthday Sitting on the … Continue reading

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a north-easterly flow of warm humid air over the ice in the river valley will bring unseasonably dense foggy conditions for most of today no island trees dark splayed fingers extended through the soft still white dream of winter the … Continue reading

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Quivering in the dark

We can sympathize with the tribes. When the government came in dammed the river for a power plant and re-routed the shipping channel away from us took homes, businesses drydock jobs shipping jobs even graveyards to make it work, we … Continue reading

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