It is Monday in the village, the birds have woke at dawn.

The town crier has gone silent, there is nothing going on.

Except that Ivan’s at the cottage, and that cousin Bonnie died.

The twins have lost their business and all the male-feminists lied.

There’s nothing new in Parkdale that Jason will not scream.

He lost his mind in Halifax and has joined the Parkdale team.

Dennis Mantin