I do not speak

just to have words

tumble

from my lips

like the Falls of Niagara

splash and foam

as tourists duck mist

from the deck

of a sight-seeing boat.

And more words

remind me of this land

of Canada -- its

coniferous forests

mines that spawned wealth

and

prairie grain feeding

so many.

Best of all words compete

to repeat over

and over—

I love you so much

my lady.

(c) 2018 Richard L. Provencher

Richard enjoys writing poems; many of which have been published in Print and Online. He and his wife, Esther are also co-authors of stories and a print novel. They are "born again" Christians and very busy in their church, Abundant Life Victory International, in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia.