Celebrate Canada Day
A Villanelle For Canada Day
Introduction
A close friend suggested I write a poem for Canada Day about the ties with the United Kingdom and, of course, all things Canadian, so I will use a villanelle format and weave in some fun and history too.
The music is from the Canadian band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, appropriately "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
Celebrate Canada Day
Today, We're Celebrating Canada Day
Constitution Act 1867
Canada And Britain, Allied All The Way
United Canadas And Nova Scotia
With New Brunswick Became A Single Nation
Today, We're Celebrating Canada Day
Dominion Day Became Canada Day
In 1982, Now Celebration
Canada And Britain, Allied All The Way
Canadian Beauty, Its Rivers And Lakes
There's Moose, Beavers, And The Canadian Lynx
Today, We're Celebrating Canada Day
Land Of The Northern Lights, Brightest Aurora
Sweet Maple Syrup, Tim Hortons And Poutine
Canada And Britain, Allied All The Way
Inclusive, Strong And Polite That's Canada
And You Know That This Is A Hockey Nation
Today, We're Celebrating Canada Day
Canada And Britain, Allied All The Way
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Introduction This idea came into my head to build a poem about the parts that we can use to create a poem. I thought about a reverse nonet, but what I am using is several bits of poetic formats starting with an introductory quatrain, though I wanted that to be a single line but the nature of what I needed to say required some details, so this will be very much a mish mash of forms but I will maintain eight syllables a line, and throw in some rhymes.
By Mike Singleton ๐ Mikeydred 7 months ago in Poets
Comments (6)
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"O Canada...."
What a great way to show patriotism in a way. Good job.
This is great, Mikeydred! I am Canadian & I appreciate this tribute so much. I love Britain and our alliance! I will now go click on some of the links here. Thank you!
"Inclusive, Strong And Polite That's Canada" I couldn't agree more. Missed it deeply. (The first time I ever read a text out loud was on the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival.) Greetings from Finland.
It's a great country, and we are happy to celebrate with it today. A cool villanelle, Mike.