Cartography

by R.D. Girvan

My World unfolds from me to three.
True North, due South and ever East,
‘cross borders and rivers and prairie to sea;
their routes lead them home, my three from me.

Habits form highways, traditions lend speed
past milestones and landmarks of shared memories.
Freeways criss-cross like a family tree:
their roots lead them home, my three to me.

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A banker by day, R.D. writes horror, poetry and other fiction under the name of her beloved grandmother. She is honoured to have been published in many anthologies and online mags and earned her CWC from University of Toronto. Born in Toronto ON, she is from Victoria BC, raised her children in rural Alberta and now lives in town with her cat ‘Raven.’