the ball of earth rolls
____ into the east
_______________ to the west
and away
changing from day to day

out of the fog step
three deer
to their bellies in snow
come to eat the shrubs

i let them have some
and then walk out
but quietly
careful not to startle
but loud enough to steal
their silence
to give the hint of color
in my eye

___________ and scatter
but carefully
into the hidden trails


WAITING FOR A TRUCK TO MOVE

regarding 6 Chinese
__________ elm trees
planted in 1950
on municipal boulevard

removed in 1999
___ a year before the 00

done over a 2 day period
three hours of work

because we had to wait
for a truck to move

Harold Janzen



Harold Janzen has been published in the Manitoba periodicals "Prairie Fire", "the Gopher" and "Paper Rainbows" and in "Pieces Of A Jigsaw Puzzle" - a multi-cultural anthology. He has two self-published chap books: "The Cat Sleeps In My Head" and "Ultravisions", a collaboration with artist Marcel Debreuil. His work has also appeared on the poetry web sites: Recursive Angel, Olympus, ygdrasil, Snakeskin, A Country Rag, A Writer's Choice, Poetry Cafe and more.