An ode to our illustrious neighbors to the north:
O, Canada!
At first you choked me with your smoke
From fires, far and wide
But Parks and cities soon evoked
The need to be outside
From Kamloops, BC to Calgary
Banff’s hot springs to Jasper’s… everything
Rogers Place in Edmonton, where I watched the Oilers win
Alberta’s snows to Saskatchewan’s burrows
Unmatched hospitality
This Yankee soon accepted
Glacial water at high verticality
And wholly unexpected
I find your coins and roundabouts frustrating and obtuse
Despite these things, just one camp out quite easily seduced
Fill up my gut with quite a glut of Timbits and poutine
The former of which are so delish, it borders on obscene
O, Canada, O, Canada,
Our neighbors to the north
O, Canada, O, Canada
You’re in my heart, henceforth