1.
Mountain forest --
my watch rubs
against a mosquito bite.
2.
The little pine
in the shadow
of bigger things.
3.
Among the trees
just
another tree.
4.
A young tree
taller than
mountain peaks.
5.
Old time coast village --
the boat
that never left.
6.
Old and new forest --
he offers to carry
my backpack.
7.
A rushing sea of undergrowth --
my sandal,
gone.
8.
Cedar --
an ant
in the picnic basket.
9.
Forest --
everything
is nothing.
10.
Tree trunk --
we are both
naked.
11.
Deep forest --
easy to forget
the way back.
12.
Trees --
brother and sister
refuse to hold hands.
13.
Stumps and trees --
I can't find
my walking stick.
14.
Totem and forest --
the wildfire
closer.
15.
Wood interior --
no direction
but further.
16.
Sea drift at the edge of the Pacific --
a piece of home.
17.
Red cedar --
I hear
my grandmother's name.
Credit Text
The first line of each poem is the title of a painting by Emily Carr. Line 2 and 3 by Jessica Tremblay
Credit Photo
Photo by Aldiyar Seitkassymov from Pexels
https://www.pexels.
com/photo/
photo-of-spruce-fir-forest-
3153365/
Contact
JessicaTremblay.ca