Poet
Sample Poems
From Beautiful Druid
Kiss
Snowflakes fall about your face
on the fur of your hat
beside your eyelash
each tiny white perfection
a caress
I would give
the cool wet
taste
of Hello
From 12 Hockey Poems
Hockey IX
All black
dark horse
power skater
he comes pounding
locomotive
breath
chuh . . .chuh. . .
shiny black Easton
left curve
steals the puck
and
he’s gone
woosh
© Alden Hadwen
From Isle of Grace (not yet published)
Socks
well, some people never darn
when one is worn out in a pair, they just throw them both out
other’s, mix and match the good socks to make new pairs
and some can’t bear to shuffle so -
they mend and compensate for the worn spots
and clutter their drawers
till its hard to find a decent pair
and inevitably
the taxi is waiting
you say you just clear them all out
in a fell swoop you throw out the old and buy yourself eight pairs of new
all the same colour and style so no sorting is required
that takes decision
and money
a sense of order and control
with a good car
in good repair
and always lots of gas in the tank