Selected Poems

by Eleanor Byers

This chapbook, printed on a letterpress in 2002, contains twenty-two poems by Ms. Beyer, and three poems by her grandchildren.  This volume explores travel, ageing and loss through the voice of an authentic Pacific Northwest poet.    (Out of Print) 


The Dreamer

On the deck of the QE 2

dreams of the sea

as it lies in the morning light

the luminous blue of the sky

shining down, tinting the sea

making of it a blue carpet

scuffed gently by waves

and the dreamer dreams of striding

salt breeze soft on the skin

striding on the carpet of water

clear to the far horizon

stepping over the rim

sliding down

the sweet curve of the earth

becoming one with the universe

and the dreamer dreams of singing

singing in ecstacy yes.  Singing