Recreation and Activity

I wrote this on Curling Day in Canada (January 31, 2026) in celebration of the game and those who play it. Tougher than it looks on television, the game is both demanding and fun. And while all games do not come down to a final button shot, they are all dramatic as one never knows…

In 2008, I travelled with my brother David to visit Belgium and northern France in order to honour and commemorate those who fought in the name of freedom and democracy. We toured many of the WWI battlefields and cemeteries. This poem which I wrote this month (January 2025) is part of that remembrance, albeit sixteen…

Motivated by mention of ‘ball hockey’ when I attended an event in December 2024 with a well known and respected Canadian author (Terry Fallis), I was inspired to write this poem about special childhood memories. As a child and with three brothers, we spent a lot of time playing road hockey ourselves and with our…

I wrote this poem this week of October 21, 2024 to reflect on a small group of us who curl together and who have become friends. We formed without the knowledge that we each were born and raised, or were descended from parents who had lived in northern Ontario – and in some cases only…

I wrote this poem in February 2024 as a tribute to a sport that I have come to love: curling. The sport itself is way more demanding than it appears on television, and yet at the end of the day, I keep playing. After 14 years, one has to love and respect the sport and…

In October 2019, we took our first-ever bus tour, and it was through Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro. I wrote this poem on the last day of the tour as a means of sharing gratitude and memories of the experience. Everything has a story. We came from around the world, most arriving on October 5We were…