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The Saugeen Times has lost one of its writers who always wished to remain anonymous. We were introduced to 'Pete' through his consistently thought-provoking Letters to the Editor over issues that concerned his community of Saugeen Shores. Never one to mince words, sometimes his strongly worded 'rants' had to be edited but, then, he would turn around and send in a retort to the edited pieces. Unbeknown to us, Pete was also a poet. He sent in funny little poems that he had written in the 1960s and '70s and also sent in what can only be described as two odes. The last poem he sent was prefaced by ... "Sandy, this is a daft one" ...
COUNTRY COURTESY
A man and wife went off to bed As the rain came pouring down Kids were away for the weekend Staying with grandma in town
Their house was in the country A lovely concession road Lawn and flowers front and back A wonderful little abode
At three am in the morning Someone hammers on the door The guy gets up trips over the dog Slithers across the floor
He opens the front door cursing Moose stood there in the rain I need a push. He sez urgently His plea was heard in vain
The guy slams the door in his face The dog continues to bark No way, the guy swears, at three am I’m going to get wet in the dark
Who was that? Sez the wife Telling the dog to shush No idea, the guy snorts Some guy wanting a push
It’s 3 o clock in the morning Pouring down with rain The fool thinks I’m going out there He must be half insane
Go give him a push. Sez the wife Now sitting up in bed Remember that storm last winter? We could have all been dead
That stranger spent an hour Pushing us out of the snow If he hadn’t stopped to help us We’d all be dead I know
She nagged at him for ages Till he jumped up with a rush Ok, Ok. he sez finally I’ll go give the guy a push
Dressed quick, went outside It was wet and black as coal His jacket was soaked in no time Heard distant thunder roll
Where are you? he calls loudly Unable to see a thing Moose bellowed out in the darkness Right over here on the swing
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Pete's last 'Letter to the Editor' was sent on August 20th about the recent signage issue ... "Gladys Micks got it right. "It will be a shame if the mayor and council get away with this. "This little beautiful place is not some thing to be auctioned off to a corporation or petty interference from council. Leave the signs alone please. This is my town Pete" Every community needs a 'character' who is willing to speak his mind and "damn the torpedoes"! Pete Maher was one of those characters. He will be missed and our thoughts go out to his family.
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