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Poems

Evangeline Murray

December 30, 2000 through March 9, 2001

Table of Contents

1. My Christmas Book. 10

2. Christmas in Halifax. 11

3. Joanie’s Christmas Gift - The Lobster 12

4. The Dry Apartment 13

5. Church and a Montreal Blizzard. 14

6. Photo Albums. 15

7. Where are the refills for my pen ?. 16

8. My Father 17

9. New Years’ Eve. 18

10. Morning Tea. 19

11. A thank you to brother Raymond. 20

13. Twenty Strong. 22

14. The University Club Luncheon. 23

15. Small Gloves. 24

16. Christmas Cards. 25

18. A normal painting day. 26

19. A visit from Geoff, Anne, Willa & Adrian. 26

20. College Dances. 26

21. The Decision. 26

22. A Normal Day. 26

23. More Verses. 26

24. When I was young. 26

25. The Studio. 26

26.. Tomorrow is Epiphany. 26

27. Birthday Celebration. 26

28. Preservation. 26

29. January 10, 2001. 26

30. Our new blanket 26

31. January 14, 2001. 26

32. My doctor’s appointment 26

33. The McGill Studio. 26

34. The missing checkbook. 26

35. Stones at the studio. 26

36. The Bank. 26

37. Christmas Cards. 26

38. The Missing Mat 26

39. Studio Clean Up. 26

40. Changing still life. 26

41. Not too pleasing. 26

42. Cookies for Ann. 26

43. Geoffrey. 26

44. Janet’s birthday socks. 26

45. Syllable. 26

47. Platter, Pinecones & Shells. 26

48. Woozie’s visit 26

49. ‘Lines and Colour’ 26

50. The Studio in January. 26

51. Sketching at the MAA. 26

52. Waiting for the new lens. 26

53. MGH - the waiting room.. 26

54. Topics for a verse. 26

55. The Washing. 26

56. Assorted thoughts. 26

57. The new tablecloth. 26

58. Meatloaf recipe. 26

60. A lesson in washing hand-knitted socks. 26

61. Coffee-mate’s new container 26

62. A winter walk in Murray Hill Park. 26

63. Cathy’s Sweater 26

64. Scrabble. 26

65. Studio Poem.. 26

66. The Studio - A Special Place. 26

67. The Studio Challenge. 26

68. The early bus. 26