Wow, beautiful poem! Such lovely metaphors... I can almost hear her voice... You possess great mastery over language. Two thumbs up! b^_^d
P.S. Hey, I'm Canadian, too! I have a semi-fictional story called "Unravel" that you might be interested in. Read the summary if you're curious. ;)

Short, but sweet. Real good.

Hey there!
Pretty good poem! We have the same initials! Lol.
-C.J. Keith