Best Canada Poems

I do not have to go far away
 but just look within canada     to see
there is starvation      poverty      and death

now, this will never be taught in schools    ...

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After the third day
She stopped saying "you must go"
And his kept saying "NO"
Her wing was broke- couldnt fly
Looking up ,saying goodbye
Migrating flock ,noisy and way up high

Overwintering has but one outcome
She tries to think of them, thought of him
Who follows her on scaly webbed feet
Slipping...

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A SONG THAT WILL ONLY MAKE SENSE 
                    TO EAST COASTERS!  (CANADA)

A heritage that we all share, our blood is maritime.
We thrill to see the...

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canada geese honk
one, two, three honks only proof....
spring shrouded in clouds

one, two, three, four and more in a V fly
headed home to catch the ladies eye  ...

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There are people that imagine it never gets warm
Way up in Canada where cold weather's the norm
In July we unzip our fur-lined parkas
While carving away on a newly killed carcass
Then on to our dog sled through an another snowy storm

LOL...

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O Canada

O for the Canada I once knew

Glorious and free

Our home and native land

From far and wide

We stand on guard for thee

O Canada

O for the Canada I once knew



© Jack Ellison 2014...

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Fall's golden beauty-
faded and blew away

the wild winds howled
and clouds filled November
with filigree snowflakes-
that did not stay

November was foreboding, and
December was filled with days of white
January, is a cold spell, February, well
there will be a melt- 
a brief break from the dark

the green...

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Surfing new releases
On the poetry site
When up popped a new ad
To my sheer delight!
From "Pardons Canada"
All flashy and red
Replete with maple leafs...
Sold! On I read.

"Need a Canadian pardon?"

Rubbing my eyes,
Have I got the whole story?
We're selling a rebrand;
Pardon the new "sorry".


18.02.27

Robert Haigh's
Make Me Laugh...

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forever it seems
our beloved maple leaf
yet winter's coming...

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 Written in the Viator Poetry Form
Invented by Robin Skelton (1925-1997)
Canadian Author and Poet

'Tis of Thee Canada

For my country, proudly I wave the flag,
surround by great oceans north, east and west;
lucky to be born in Canada-  blessed,
have lots of things famous for that we...

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The story of his pomposity
The gaiety of a been-to 
Embroidered in revenge.

Tunde Canada! 
Timid and denied by folks and friends
In his prime when the springboard, the hemisphere
At the time when chicks announce their appearance.
His ordeal was woven in ancient penury.
He was in the enclave of...

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Mine is a land of golden rivers
And glowing sunsets that melt your heart 
A long history of native people in harmony 
With lush wildlife and four seasons

Rich forests covering vast expanses
Mine is a land of golden rivers
Where sockeye salmon race up rapids 
And eagles soar...

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Shall our neighbor to the Great White North
become our fifty-first state? 
To be proudly crowned their eleventh province might prove a better fate
Fresh air, clear lakes and grand vistas not to be beat
Maro-O-largo/Maple Leaf Hotel would make such a grand winter retreat
Call me a Tory...

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House of commons, Quebec i think,? questions and
Odd answers; the air waxed thick..up to  point..' debate
Was staged, till the veil of control, almost got frayed.'
Yet oppression was to carry this bout' the speaker flipped
And switched it out, on the un-reigned shouts, a little grim?Yet...

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You know that summertime is gone
		when a chill is in the air
		when snow is in the forecast
		and hockey sticks appear
		when kids with toques and earmuffs
		show up on every street
		stick-handling wayward tennis balls
		on tar and on concrete
		when flags of northern nations 
		unfurl on jacket backs
		with favored...

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