August 2023
Charles Rossiter
charliemrossiter@gmail.com
Bio Note: I'm enjoying summer in Vermont where the air is influenced by Canadian wildfires but not nearly as much as in most other places--looking through the old files with the idea of putting together a new book. Recent books and others available at foothillspublishing.org.

Friendship

This funky oversized sweater
is a gift from my friend Tom.

It’s a bargain garment
and prone to holes,

but the holes don’t
bother me. I sew it

right up, wear it,
and think of him

Clearwater Lake

We planned to kayak out
to admire the bottom
at ten meters
as described in the Manitoba
tourist brochure
but the thermometer said
forty-four degrees 
when we woke 
that mid-August morning
and we were flexible.
We broke camp quickly
and headed to town
for diner hashbrowns
sausage, eggs, toast,
then moved on to Flin Flon,
the forests of north Saskatchewan,
city streets of Saskatoon.
©2023 Charles Rossiter
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