V4G 1N4

If you search

V4G 1N4

on Google Maps,

you’ll discover

it’s in Delta, BC—

a city named

after the triangular

tract of land

at the river’s mouth.

You don’t have to be

a delta lover

to appreciate this,

nor should you ignore

the beauty

of the small red knob

that pinpoints

the journey

BILLEH NICKERSON

Billeh Nickerson is an author, editor and educator whose sixth book, Duct-Taped Roses was recently published with Book*hug Press. He is Co-Chair of the Creative Writing department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, BC. He lives in East Vancouver.

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