Goodbye
Himalayas
John went to school in Kurseong, near Darjeeling, in the foothills of these magnificent mountains. Mount Kinchenjunga was always in view.
The Tibetan
This man looks right past the onlooker. A weather-beaten face, with a full head of prematurely white hair. Intense. Quiet.
January Sunset
Take a drive along Ontario Hwy 35, just north of Fenelon Falls, on the way to Kinmount. The tree in the foreground was subsequently taken down and provided a few cords of firewood.
Goodbye
Autumn leaves make the forests look grandSoon, dry brown wood will cover the land
Circled by evergreens in a stand
Of trees. With trunks the colour of sand.
Is this the end of the beginning
Perhaps, in life's game the first inning.
When snowbirds take their songs south to sing
Some by automobile, some by wing.
Others stay with their feet on the ground
Snowy and white with ice all around
Be careful or you'll need ultrasound
And they'll say your fracture is compound.
Copyright John A. Raynard October 9, 2004.
