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poetry readings : CANADIAN BORN
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From: MSN NicknameCrashDan314  (Original Message)Sent: 4/7/2003 11:36 PM
CANADIAN BORN
Johnson, E. Pauline
 
 

We first saw light in Canada, the land beloved of God;
We are the pulse of Canada, its marrow and its blood:
And we, the men of Canada, can face the world and brag
That we were born in Canada beneath the British flag.
Few of us have the blood of kings, few are of courtly birth,
But few are vagabonds or rogues of doubtful name and worth;
And all have one credential that entitles us to brag--
That we were born in Canada beneath the British flag.
We've yet to make our money , we've yet to make our fame,
But we have gold and glory in our clean colonial name;
And every man's a millionaire if only he can brag
That he was born in Canada beneath the British flag.
No title and no coronet is half so proudly worn
As that which we inherited as men Canadian born.
We count no man so noble as the one who makes the brag
That he was born in Canada beneath the British flag.
The Dutch may have their Holland, the Spaniard have his Spain,
The Yankee to the south of us must soulth of us remain;
For not a man dare lift a hand against the men who brag
That they were born in Canada beneath the British flag.
 
 
 


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From: bigguySent: 4/11/2003 1:35 PM
A very patriotic  poem, not quite in line with me beliefs, but at the time it was written it must have prompted a lot of flag waving.
 
She does bring up a belief that I strongly adhere to, all Canadians are Canadians, not divided into 'nations' and special interest groups.  Canadian laws must apply to every Canadian regardless of race, color or creed.  We are splintering this country with the approach that some groups have more 'rights' than others.
 
bigguy