Mum

Five foot  two Quilt stitched coat of blue Native pride Spiritual strength inside Lower Nicola band Shuswap Clan Tony and Jerry Each man you did marry Chur pops Mum Day had begun Nineteen Seventy-two I had no clue When the music played You faced it unafraid  Get up to eat  Cream of wheat Wrestling meet …

Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie                          Funny how a taste or smell of certain food can open a floodgate of memories. Recently, after a long enjoyable afternoon of fellowship at church, I sat down, with a piece of cherry pie. As I took my first bite, I was transported back to October 1972. I was still living in …