Childhood photos

Today, at 71 years old, I have been given photographs of me (and my siblings) that I have never seen before! It has been wonderful to see these glimpses of the past.  

I thought I would share some of these "new" photos here along with others that I have.  (Captions are beneath each picture.)

My sister Diane at left, my brother Nelson in the middle, and me (Doris).  I am not sure of our ages.  This is my all time favourite photograph of the three of us!

This one is dated 1952.  I am two years old. This is my second favourite group photo.

Again, this one is not dated but I just love our expressions and Nelson looks like a real little scamp!

Nelson, Mum (Mabel), Diane and Doris - 1954

Dad (Ronald), Nelson, Diane and Doris - 1954 (on my 4th birthday)

A rare colour photograph of the three of us!

Nelson and Doris with Santa!

Front row:  Mum (Mabel), Grandpa (Thomas - Mum's father), Dad (Ronald)

Back row:  Nelson and Doris

I've Published a Book of Poetry

 

"Discoveries in the Dark

Each one of us is born from the dark and returns to the dark.  

I would suggest as well that we live our lives in the dark.  By this I mean that we, as strangers in this world, spend our time trying to understand what to make of everything.  Our life-spans are not very long for us to explore what life is and how to navigate it. 

Throughout my life I have tried to get by as best as I could while sometimes negotiating deep, dark periods.  In the whole process I have made discoveries that have been small illuminations and have been significant enough to prompt me to express my thoughts and feelings in poetry.  

This book is a collection of some of those discoveries."

I recently self-published "Discoveries In The Dark" which is a book of sixty-five poems that I have written over the years.  It was a labour of love and a way for me to reveal feelings that have remained unexpressed for a long time.  Some of the poems are very personal whereas others are observations of the wonders of nature.  Here is an example of the latter.

I'll Know No Better Moment

Alone in nature's quiet woods

I sit in melancholy thought

and feel a soft wind blowing.

 

I turn and see there stands a fox -

his amber eyes are fixed on mine.

 

I’ll know no better moment.

And with a thrill, I see

through amber eyes as well.

 

And feel a change of gravity

and share his light-footed trot.

2019

© Doris Potter

Check this out!  I was #51 on Amazon's best seller list for Canadian Poetry, thereby beating out Leonard Cohen's book at #53!

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Ok, I have no idea why that happened and now I am at #535 but, wow, those 15 minutes of fame were delightful!! :-)

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