New Waves on an Old Shore

by Gerry Stefanson

Gerry is a member of the Icelandic Roots writing team. He has kindly shared some of his poetry published in his book Passages ~ Series, which Spillwords Press, NY previously published.

The shore changes slowly,

each wave is new.

each wave can deliver

a massive change to all

or just to a few,

For just about ever

A millennium to never ever

Some one or something

Lashed together

a log or two,

oar just grabbed on.

Then before you could

ever think of a sail

making one, never mind using one.

How ‘out board’ of an idea could that be.

They’re off discovering, exploring

maybe just avoiding a

cranky volcano or neighbour,

then again the shear adventure

of breaking the norm.

Gerry Stefanson

May 2022 Author of the Month at Spillwords Press

Born and raised on the prairies of Manitoba Canada, along the Red River and just south of Lake Winnipeg. Then Alberta and ten years in the Rockies, just above Montana. The last decade in the Canadian Gulf Islands. People, ideas and stories set the stage of my poetry and writing. Music and art fill my days and verse fills my head. I feel the fortunate one and share this world with my life partner.

Kumiko Hawkes

Kumiko is a wildlife and landscape photographer on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada. Her photography business name is Shizen Photography. Shizen means nature or natural in Japanese. Kumiko can often be spotted on the shores of Gabriola in search of nature.

Check out her Instagram page or her website for more of her work.