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\nLost,mischievous cars and trucksdid not roam Beach Road.  \nMoon hid behind trees.  \nAlone,I walked between cottagesperipheral visionexposing a forest depthin greys and blacks.  \nDimensions thin,mice quicken.Bats dive lowcriss-crossingbetween trees,through open spaces.  \nCoyote howls at my heels.  \nGoose-bump fear heckles my spine.  \nAn owl's question enters my throat.The dead sob.  \nWithout shadow.Without echo.Without eyes  \neememb  \nhttps://archive.org/details/letthislakeremem0000shil  \n  48 ecmembe  \nJoan Shillington  \nCopyright ◎2020 by Joan Sillington  \nAlli rights reserved,including moral rights.No part of this publication maybe reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic ormechanical,including photocopying,recording,or from any informationstorage retrieval system,without permission in writing from the author,publisher,or ACCESS copyright,except by a reviewer or academic who mayquote brief passages in a review or critical study.  \nBook design:Neil Petrunia  \nCover Image:Jenni Macdonald  \nAuthor photo:Illusions Studio  \nEdited by:Richard Harrison  \nSeries Editor:Micheline Maylor  \n# Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication\n\nTitle:Let this lake remember/Joan Shillington.Names:Shillington,Joan,1948-author.Description:Poetry.  \ndentifiers:Canadiana (print)2020031453X|Canadiana(ebook)20200314564|ISBN 9781989466117  \n(softcover)|ISBN 9781989466186(PDF)Classification:LCC PS8637.H524 L482020|DDC C811/.6—dc23  \nFrontenac House gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Councilfor the Arts for our publishing program.We would also like to thank theGovernment of Alberta Multimedia Development Fund for their support of ourpublishing program.  \nAbertan Government  \nCanada Council  \nConseil des Arts  \nfor the Arts  \ndu Canada  \nPrinted and bound in CanadaPublished by Frontenac House Ltd.1648 Bowness Road NW  \nCalgary,Alberta,T2N 3J9,CanadaTel:403-263-7025  \nfrontenachouse.com  \nContents  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Fishing 60  \nParallel Parking in Kensington 61Horseshoes 62  \nUp Close in the Distance 63Walking Through Bowness Park 64Vessels 65Fire 66Dear Dad 67  \nNotes 69Acknowledgements 70  \nFor Phil Brochu(November 29,I9I7-January I5,I998)","cbCaieVluaoR4Vk1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieVluaoR4Vk1","pdf",2039091,76,"English","# Truth I0\n# For the first time in ffty years,I drive past my father's logcabin...I2\n# Midnight Run I3\n# Seasons I4\n# Traplines 15\n# News of the World,I963 I6\n# Coyotes I7\n# Conquering Night I8\n# My Father Chops Wood I9\n# Rubbing Ourselves Out 20\n# My mother wanted indoor plumbing…21\n# Ice Fishing 22\n# Hot Sauce 23\n# Premonition 24\n# Changing Pitch 25\n# Summer Evenings 26\n# Elk Dance 27\n# Cribbage 28\n# First Want I96029\n# Ditches 30\n# Sunday Morning Gathering Birch Logs at Minus 303ISnow Falling in Large Flakes 32\n# John 33\n# First Night 34\n# In the Winter of a Young Girl's Heart 35\n# If I were to paint just one scene..36\n# Ghazal for the Moon I 37\n# The Tempest 38\n# Breakage 39\n# Hank 40\n# Let This Lake Remember the Breath It Stole 42\n# Somewhere 43\n# The Medal 44\n# When the Roads Were Good 45\n# Water Striders 46\n# Six Springs 47\n# Waskesiu Lake 48\n# Ditch Berries 49\n# My Mother's Breath 50\n# Dreamscapes 52\n# Dear Dad 54\n# Ghazal for the Moon II 55\n# In Memory of You 56\n# Walking With a Presence 57\n# Skating with My Father Christmas Morning 58\n# Curtained Snow 59\n# Fly Fishing 60\n# Parallel Parking in Kensington 61\n# Horseshoes 62\n# Up Close in the Distance 63\n# Walking Through Bowness Park 64\n# Vessels 65\n# Fire 66\n# Dear Dad 67\n# Notes 69\n# Acknowledgements 70","[{\"question\":\"What themes drive the collection Let this lake remember?\",\"answer\":\"The collection emphasizes memory, solitude, and the emotional force of night-time and nature imagery, alongside recurring family recollections.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book connect fear and wonder in its imagery?\",\"answer\":\"It uses 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