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Bloom in Place

People pride plants growing together. We may

call it junk and disorderly – but it’s anything but.

Check out the oak museum — four hundred years

of no swimming with alligators, though they left

their marks on log fences. Peek out open windows —

— illuminate the past — brighten the future. Cover

your dinners before day strikes on the other side

of the hill. Prepare a good winter that satisfies.

Save perishables by preserving now. Help out families

here. The Annual Hometown Regatta will be held

on the river. All events may finish. Cram’s trophy race

starts sharp at the Club House. Suitable seniors

will furnish full bonnets — to encourage canoe music

for paddlers. And, please do not forget evenings,

ladies and gentlemen, when flowers wave at the elders.

Recall the Memoranda Souvenir Festival of Men,

Boys and Cheerleaders. Rah! Rah! Rah! So much fun.

View our vintage outerwear and antique quilted

sports blankets. Celebrate everyone! One WARNING:

Do Not Feed Dangerous or Unlawful Alligators.

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Poet: Susan Powers Bourne

Source: Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

Process: Mined / montaged words from Museum images