Endings

Usually when we think of endings, we become sad. An ending is often a closure we don't want to face. But as we have learned from fairytales and Hollywood movies, there are also happy endings...

My writer's block is coming to an end. I have had writer's block for almost 9.5 years! I have managed to put words on paper and develop some interesting characters and story lines, but the last time I produced a finished piece was Janaury 1996. That story won me an Honourable mention in the BCTF writing competition, in rthe category of Grade 12 Prose.

Let me correct myself, it has been 9.5 years since I have completed a piece of prose; it has been many more years since I have written a poem.

Yet, today, as I sat in Trimble park, munching on my sushi lunch, my muse returned to me. Here is the result, and please let me know what you think:

View from Trimble

Azure skies and sapphire ocean meet,
joined together by blue-green mountains.
The cityscape reaches high,
the familiar copper green roof,
5 Sails,
revolving restaurant,
the mushroom cap that shelters outer space.
Sun seekers nestled in the sands of Jericho.
The Inukshuk stands tall in the Bay,
a symbol of us
an Olympic spirit too.
Sailboats and cruise ships drift
in and out of the lnlet,
taking their crews on unknown journeys.
While the Lions,
peacefully perched atop the mountains,
proudly watch their city below.