The city anchors timber, water, and wildlife,
ravines and deep river valleys
under the weight of the rainwater
white spruce, white birch,
bur oak, silver maple,
flowering crabapple
pleasant streetscapes 鈥
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Bio:
A former resident of Vancouver Island, C. H. Weihmann now lives in Melbourne, Australia. She has placed first in a national short story competition and has been a finalist for other prizes. Her work has appeared in filling Station, West Trade Review, and Windmill, among other publications (see Mastodon @chweihmann@writing.exchange).