i.

Long ago, mother said:
"This is where
your grandma lives."

          ii.

Message in a bottle:
"It must be snowing
mothballs everyday."

          iii.

The view from a plane,
or on a map:
A small dot.

          iv.

California's twin,
in Canada:
"Hollywood North."

          v.

Touching down
in Toronto:
A sea of open spaces.

          vi.

Guide's attempt at humour:
"That point that pierces the sky
is not Pinocchio's nose."

          vii.

Overhead rejoinder:
"Then it must be
God's throne."

          viii.

Cold,
Clean,
Clustered.

          ix.

Multi-colored faces
never ceases to a-
maze me.

          x.

Litigants, Patriots, Artists
humble people gather
in this "place of meeting."