Dad (Abe Loewen) at 90

he stands tall
wavy white hair crowning
head teeming with stories

and anecdotes from

90 years of living

a life of standing tall in the face of
mother-loss

ragged poverty

stony hardship

wartime upheaval

and tree-bending winds that blow across Saskatchewan prairie

a life of standing tall for

lasting love

encircling family

firm faith

and things that grow on saskatchewan prairie

hearing aid and cane
and ailments that

90 years can bring
but he still stands tall
telling his story with a hoarse chuckle

and wide smile