I’ve always liked its color
what attracted me in the first place
at the Sears store
long since gone out of business
light grey or better faded olive
depending on how one’s eyes work
thin/thick enough
for spring and autumn
before the humidity or cold arrive

Like an old friend
through trial and tribulation
it’s been a companion
for over 20 years
and oh!
the miles it's travelled
things we’ve seen together
the tales it could tell
and has
through its owner’s poems
taking comfort in knowing
others have a similar relationship

Just had its annual wash
in the delicate cycle
hung up to dry
but far from warn out
hopefully to last
another 20 years







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Photo: Salmon Fishing on the Puntledge River, Comox, BC
© 2003

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04/15/2022