Poems by Souster Raymond
Aftermath
... After the earthquake has struckman and his puny buildings down,without bitterness,on this side street in Kobe,rescue workers with swifttender, caring hands,give man's answer back. ...
Encounters with Mrs. Raccoon
... here they steal, deceive, survive by cunning,like the lady up on my roof,our own Mother Courage, Mrs ...
The Face of the Plasterer
... The face of the plastereras white or whiter than the mixturehe smooths on these walls. ...
Flight of the Roller-Coaster
... isurely out above the blue lake water,to disappear all too soon behind a low-flying flight of clouds ...
Four Girls at the Corner
... girls at the corner,three about eighteen,the fourth not morethan thirteen, I swear,Not one day more ...
Girl at the Corner of Dundas & Elizabeth
... You want itor you don'tI'm twenty-oneI ain'tgot any timeto wasteYou want itor you don'tMistermake up your mind ...
Gwen
... ,cautious where she took chances,not wanting even now to believeshe could easily have died all alone ...
Night on the Uplands
... A fire on such a warm night?Crazy, wasn't it, but thenthe mosquitoes wanted our fleshas much as we wanted each other,and as I rememberwon out in the end! ...
November 24, 1992
... November squatson the ruins of the yearready to shit out winter. ...
Queen Anne's Lace
... ever tireof bending over to examine,of marvelling at thisshyest filigree of wonderborn among grasses ...
Riding the Thundering Horse
... is a privilege and pleasure,which the little man with the quivering pencould never, never comprehend ...
Short Short Song
... When Susi smiles I'm happy,when Susi's sad I'm sad.So as long as we're togetherlet the whole world go mad! ...
To the Canadian Poets, 1940
... ou may dreamof Pickthall walking hand in hand with her fairies,of Lampman turning his back on Ottawa ...
'Twas the Second Day before Christmas
... While they last all manger accessoriesmarked drastically down --wise men, three for ten dollars ...
Your Fellow Americans
... Best peoplebest countrythe freestmost bravenever ableto spread itvery thin. ...
