landmarks lost
there’s no north no compass
in the sewer of impatience
desperation drowns out choice
and cowardice quakes up reasons
to fly the panic flag
shall I walk the plank
look overboard
or take any port in the storm
shall I turn the rudder
in the womb of what’s next
or search and scratch
for the finger of direction
but I call the bluff
and pray a may-day
and launch the lifeboat
into illusion’s lies
purity’s peace now anchored
on His majesty’s mast
and I fly the freedom flag
Anne Laidlaw, artist, poet and writer, lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Her poetry has appeared in Mamashee, won several awards in the Sault Ste. Marie Arts Council Annual Poetry Competition and won an award in the Utmost Christian Writers Poetry Contest. She has published articles in Catherine, Evangelizing Today’s Child and Church Educator. An award-winning artist, Anne has taught intermittently at the Art Gallery of Algoma and at other workshops. She has also written and taught Bible studies and spoken at women’s conferences and retreats.
To see some of Anne’s artwork, visit http://www.algomaartsociety.ca/component/k2/item/25-anne-laidlaw
Anne can be reached at artist1750@yahoo.com
