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Poetics Presents

Gordon Bain

In the year 2000, Gordon Bain and his wife and decided to leave twenty tumultuous years of living in large cities, for the serenity of one of the world's most picturesque islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada. To do so meant leaving behind a maturing family, and a business life that took him to many parts of the world as a non-tourist, risk-taking entrepreneur. He hopes to put that experience into love of writing fiction and poetry.

A Blade of Grass

I sat on a bench as the world rushed past,
Aware of the dew, and a blade of grass.
The warming sun had begun its climb,
The grass, the dew, and a need for time.

From out of the morning, a sudden breeze
Played hide and seek among the trees,
The grass blade trembled, the wind went slack,
Dewdrops were moving along its back.

Then down they went along the stem,
Where thirsty roots were awaiting them.
High in the sky the sun looked down
Dewdrops now safely underground.

It stood there proudly in its cloak of green.
I was in awe of what I had seen,
How infinitely wondrous is nature's task
The sun, the dewdrops, and a blade of grass.

Copyright Š2003 by Gordon Bain