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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
i wrote some books and gave away library. i like to think that every poem is a love poem. i believe that "No" is a full sentence. i used to collect old books and young cats. i don't like noisy people, places or things. my three favourite words: yes, please, thank you. my favourite punctuation mark is the colon: i have a beautiful cat, a bicycle, an old typewriter, and a ladle. these things make me happy.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011


Night Terrors


They came crashing down upon my head.
"The books are coming. The books are coming!"
I woke up suddenly, screaming into the night.
My father came, his tiny daughter in a sweat,
"No books," he said, quieting me down,
"Now go back to bed."
Two more years of night terrors ensued;
Every night the same dread.
Books became my friends,
The night terrors came to an end.


(c) Gwen Beauregard - (02.19.11)

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