The Litter I See Project

 

Everywhere you look

there is beauty.

The scruppled concrete

of a grey highway.

The wild purslane

with its bitter taste

of lemon and tenacity.

And here, a small gift:

a blue knot of string

shaped like a heart.

 

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Rosemary Griebel  is a poet and the author of Yes (Frontenac). She is the Design Lead for Reader’s Services at Calgary Public Library, a position which allows her to focus on building a vibrant city of readers.

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