The following poem is included in a new anthology of poems written by over 30 Vashon poets, and edited by Jeanie Okimoto of Endicott and Hugh Books.
January 1st
by Roger Davies
Now the gentle snow
is resting on every branch.
The dry wood burns
with a bright flame
and there’s enough wood
in the woodshed
for the winter.
The apples taste
as if they were picked
this morning.
I’m not much for resolutions
though I’m sitting here
pen in hand.
It’s the first of the year
of my 80th year
a time for less
keeping track
and more eating apples
by the warming fire.
~
Roger Davies, of Halifax Nova Scotia, is the brother of Islander Jeanie Okimoto. He left the U.S. in 1968 and is the author of “Yes to Canada: When Grampa Refused to Fight in the Vietnam War.”
