Contributor: Joanna M. Weston

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rise early for quiet
motor-biker rides away

chainsaw shrieks
slices woodland hush

lawnmower growls
from neighbour’s yard

another renovates
with hammer power-saw

open garage car stutters
fails again again

stay up late party-goers
loud music fireworks


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JOANNA M. WESTON. Has had poetry, reviews, and short stories published for twenty-five years. Her poetry, ‘A Summer Father’, was published by Frontenac House of Calgary.