They Call Us The Frigid North....
Skating, snowboarding, we dominate winter sports,
An excess of snow, we never fall short,
Our healthcare united,
an eye for an eye,
Citizens need no worry,
A short wait time is what we abide by,
Can't forget football, A treasure to my heart,
Forget the Toronto Argo's, it has been the Saskatchewan RoughRiders
right from the start,
Fumbles, turnovers, getting into the game,
Americans will contend our leagues
are no where near the same.
Forget the drama in politics with Stephen Harper and his suck ups,
Our education needs help, tuitions are a muck up,
Full time summer work should be against the law,
Sunshine, flowers, real nature is this raw,
Of course can't forget what makes us a nation,
Multiculturalism, food, and Celine Dion domination,
There is just so much that we can say celebrate singing hand in hand,
But in short, O Canada, our home and native land!
I saw Margaret Atwood the other day, giving a talk at U of T. It was great, because even though the interviewer mentioned her work (how can you not?), they spent most of the time discussing Atwood's years as a student and it was really nice to hear about all the experiences she had as a young poet. And she's very funny too - she has great comedic timing!
ReplyDeleteI also love the Poet-in-Community workshops. The workshops are free and I think every university has a Poet-in-Community (a professional poet who hosts poetry events and classes for a year). These worshops are great!
ReplyDeleteWow I like this type of poetry! Normally poetry is not my cup of tea but I love how engaging it is in politics. Its actually smart and witty.
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