​Marginalian, 23/11/25

Rachel Hébert, The Book of Thanks: A Catalogue of Gratitudes

Dundas Valley Conservation Area | Nov. 22

& a limerick for S. on his 20th birthday

There once was a boy named Seth

Who loved engines and wires the best, 

And now he's a man 

With an imminent plan

To build them himself--who'd have guessed?

 

 

17th & Quebec | late afternoon | Oct. 29

 

Already halfway there, so I may as well begin. A life imagined, a simple choice. The smell of licorice beside the road. A handful of treasures and someone's home. A seaside motel with a hundred ocean views. Sun down, tools away, red means stop: done for the day. Golden hour, wave goodbye. It's almost your season, but rest for now. Let fall your shoulders until your fingers touch the ground.

Texada | late August
 

 

Colour-changing zinnia, gifted by N.