One hundred years and unsuccessful
Turks & Caicos, plans to join us
become a part of Nova Scotia
or so the vote said
bringing to this Great White Dominion
an annex of the United Kingdom
between Christopher Columbus
and P.M. Borden
they’re trading snow for salt
that’d be all right I said
have a place in the Caribbean
Canadians can go
with a Canadian lifestyle:
reliable healthcare, a small film industry
international community
English, French
and the Loonie
Canada’s Canada he said
ain’t gon’ live down there
with all them _______
those people
now, the end of February
and the roads
covered by last night’s blizzard:
kick slush off the tires
scrape the windows, icy morning
must stop at Tim’s
stubborn comfort
I could tell what he was thinking:
the cold comes
with the territory, I ain’t leavin’
and they sure as hell
ain’t comin’ here.