Nobody Notices James Scofield

A crow cawed the compliments to the morning.
The meadow was bright with the coldest dew;
    Summer was fading.
The camping trip was over. We stood silently

Frida Kahlo — I'm Just as Strange as You

Frida Kahlo leaves this strange world on July 13, 1954.

I used to think
I was the strangest person in the world
but then I thought
There are so many people in the world,
there must be someone just like me
who feels bizarre and flawed
in the same ways I do.

On the Road: The Kardish Brothers Four in Ottawa

The best cheese danish in Ottawa can be found at Rideau Bakery.

In Canada's capital for the nation's 150th birthday party we stopped for a danish and a coffee at Rideau Bakery. We also got a poem to share out of the deal.

Me and Frida

Happy birthday Frida Kahlo! Born this day in 1907.

Me and Frida
at the Raj Mahal
She's out on the tiles
and I'm packing a bowl

Stances sur mon jardin de Boucherville

Petit jardin que j'ai planté
Que ton enceinte sait me plaire !
Je vois en ta simplicité,
L'image de mon caractère.

Pour rêver qu'on s'y trouve bien !
Ton agrément c'est la verdure ;
A l'art tu ne dois presque rien,
Tu dois beaucoup à la nature.

The Unquiet Bed of Dorothy Livesay

The woman I am
is not what you see
I'm not just bones
and crockery

the woman I am
knew love and hate
hating the chains
that parents make