Rain in Ukraine
Photo by Alexei Scutari Rain in Ukraine By Bryan Sanctuary May 16, 2022 It rained today, it started light but thunder rumbled soon, The land lay back to drink the gift and planned its coming bloom. The humid air with... Read more
and he said
And he said…ByBryan Sanctuary 1962-63 High School I ask you brother… “What do you feel when all in a rushPeople trample you down notGiving a damn or caring orThinking just goingAnd saying ‘to Hell with thatSomeone, he’sJust aNo-oneAnd I’m betterThan him, cuz... Read more
handinhand
HandinhandByBryan Sanctuary 1964(influenced by E. E. Cummings) and said i to her as on we walked, ‘the sun is real and the moona ghost, a naïve reflection of the sun’ again said i,’ i believe, believe i, that all is... Read more
The Inquisition Coffee House
(Note: on Seymore Street in Vancouver in the sixties there was a coffee house called The Inquisition. It was owned by Howie Bateman, and they had old folk singers from the depression era come. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee were... Read more
Testosterone
By Bryan Sanctuary age 18 1963 Physics be blasted, chemistry too, What do I care if blue is blue, Or red is purple under blue light Or is that wrong, I’m never right Who cares for maths, quadratics and squares,... Read more
Talking eyes
By Bryan Sanctuary (1963) “So love me please” she said With sweet soft eyes And a tilt of her head; With soft still lips That held my heart in a grip As she stood in the shade We met in... Read more
Summer Strength
By Bryan Sanctuary (1963) So little time it seems to me Since last I saw you soil. And held your moisture in my hand To cool me as I toil. So soon the year come ‘round again, The time to... Read more
High School Love
By Bryan Sanctuary 1963-age 17 I saw you first so pure and sweet As you walked by one day. But you weren’t mine to hold or kiss Until the month of May. Before you were a perfect dream, I’d muse... Read more
