Best Bannock Poems

Pantoum about Ernie Petersen,
Trader At Rose Prairie

Fur Trader

The buyer and trapper jawed trade
“What’s fur fetching at the Winnipeg auction?”
At Rose Prairie the deals was made
At the wood burning stove with caution

“What’s fur fetching at the Winnipeg auction?”
Cold winter makes pelt with heft.
The buyer fingers a...

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Cherry paddle you carved a few years ago.
Short portages in with good trail, except for
One boggy bit to breed mosquitoes.
Mosquito repellent for said boggy bit.
No motorboats after first portage.
Fair wind and clear sky, except for
One bad day to make the trip real.
One big fish that...

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I make bannock
And never waste
Please don’t panic
You’ll get a taste

We make taco’s
With this bread
Don’t be whacko’s
Eat these instead

They are so good
With jam and butter
What is that word
I just heard you utter
     
     “YUMMY”...

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