Tall, dark, curly haired, and smiling wide,
he poses against the Coast Mountains with a beautiful girl.
“Wait. Is that Justin Trudeau?” someone asks.
No. My daughter isn’t dating the (married) Prime Minister.
The ocean sparkles beneath the blue sky,
tankers, container ships, and whales pass by.
Our Prime Minister lived and taught here.
Now he lives and works across the country.
West Coast leaves a vibe that makes an impression,
Freedom and justice look different from mountain tops.
The view is more expansive.
Young people make beginnings that may be auspicious
with time.
Perspective is everything.
Shawn L. Bird 
A broader view is inevitable, when one gets to look farther, from the get go.
Yes, but the higher you climb, the better your perspective.