Words While We Wait - Day 6

Words While We Wait from Lindsay, Ontario

JONI MITCHELL and CAROLE KING

Poet: Colleen Irwin
Artist: Anders Widjedal

Just me and Joni singing
“You don’t know what you got
’til it’s gone”.
Isn’t that the truth,
At least there is still a Sun

I’m watching a film.
They’re not wearing masks.
Don’t get too close I whisper.
Too late - he kissed her.

I’m smiling at my Mother
through a pain, not pane of glass.
Our hands firmly pressed against it.
The space between so vast.

The garden is my sanctuary.
My friends are bugs and birds.
Covid doesn’t exist here.
There Is No Such Word.

I’m laying here with Covid
So many things undone,
But I’m going to fight like hell.
No way my time is done.

Carole King is singing
“It would be so nice
to see your face at my door”
Yes, everything seems so far away,
But I’m gonna fight like hell
To see another Day.

JONI MITCHELL and CAROLE KING
About the poet, Colleen Irwin

Colleen Irwin is a local Visual Artist residing in Lindsay, Ontario. Currently planning a Summer 2021 Outdoor Garden Art Show, Colleen encourages everyone to watch for the dates for her next exhibit 'Under My Umbrellas'.

JONI MITCHELL and CAROLE KING
About the artist, Anders Widjedal

Anders Widjedal has been active in the arts community since moving to Lindsay from Sweden and has been involved with Kawartha Arts Network since its inception.
Anders likes to explore a wide variety of mediums and techniques, often working through several mediums and techniques until he finds the expression that matches his concept.