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Image courtesy of Sean Orr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

Oceanic
\nSEAN ORR<\/strong><\/h3>\n

They travel in packs of beige and slate<\/p>\n

Long coats, black umbrellas, suede bags<\/p>\n

Looking for lunch<\/p>\n

In them, is a sense of geology<\/p>\n

Hardened stone<\/p>\n

Pressed for time. Everything ironed out.<\/p>\n


\nThey work in andesitic columns.<\/p>\n

Think huge lobbies with intricate moulding<\/p>\n

Possibly an Art Deco mural, or Futurist perhaps<\/p>\n

For them, it’s all stratified and coded.<\/p>\n

Ancient coal seams. For peat’s sake.<\/p>\n

And now we’re trading bitumen.<\/p>\n

Float planes to the north<\/p>\n

Never thought mining would pay off<\/p>\n

Now the detritus piles up like scree<\/p>\n

Spreading thin and red across the north<\/p>\n

Like an alluvial fan.<\/p>\n

Making\u00a0 deposits.<\/p>\n

Thin lips and strips of yellow paper<\/p>\n

Blueprints for a better tomorrow<\/p>\n

Green and sustainable<\/p>\n

Their eyes light up like gas lamps<\/p>\n

Prospectors of the outer limits of growth<\/p>\n

Pushing on. Ever forward.<\/p>\n

A new place for energy<\/p>\n

A new energy for this place<\/p>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/div>\n
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Sean Orr<\/strong> is the writer of Tea and Two Slices on Scout Magazine (formerly Morning Brew on Beyond Robson), musician under the name Tassels, and self-taught street-photographer with nearly 10, 000 works on Flickr. I also have a ridiculous tumblr called Don’t Dad that the kids all seem to enjoy. My Twitter account is just sort of okay. I ran in the 2006 Provincial Election as a Green Party candidate. I’m not exactly sure why. I’ve been published in a bunch of publications and I’ve had art shows at all the really cool underground galleries. I have a mental illness. I also have a cat named Gustav and a tattoo that says “tattoo”. Ok bye.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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