Time is not measured by the years that you live, But by the deeds that you do and the joy that you give. And each day as it comes brings a chance to each one, To love to the fullest… Read more
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Jul 8, 2026
An Existential Moment
The moon on the water, Light and pattern, Moving and still, Vague and formless, Light and pattern, No heat, no substance, Only illusion. And if in the water, there were no reeds, Would then there be clarity? Would then, could… Read more
Jun 23, 2026
Anti-Government Protest Song
Protest Song Composed in the 1960s when I worked for the then Department of Manpower and Immigration in Ottawa.
Arise my fellow workers won't you come and stand with me, To the grand House on the Hill for your pride… Read more
May 18, 2026
Poem by my Grandfather, Myer Glatt
My Legacy by Myer Tzvi Glatt ( translated from Yiddish by Layah Laks Jan.1998. Edited Frank Levin )
I must soon part with this world; I will go to my eternal rest.
My child, I want to talk with you,…
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Jun 23, 2020
There are no Rhymes for Month, Silver, Purple and Orange
You may hunt for a runt,
Kick a punt way out front,
But you'll never find a rhyme for month.
You may pilfer what you will for
Some dill you may kill for,
And never find a rhyme for silver.
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Jun 23, 2020
Invitation to Vancouver
Come and see the rain,
Your trip won't be in vain.
Morning, noon or night,
Enjoy the soggy sight.
And for variety for some hours,
The rain will turn to showers!
Jun 23, 2020
A Madman's Tale
To live from day to day is just a coward's way,
When hopes begin to fall, the time has come to end it all.
For should your life become a bore, when waking means just one day more,
Of treasured…
