Best Quebec Poems

Beneath his coal-black forelocks, flirty eyes
kept meeting mine when I allowed my gaze
to fall on him. As if I were a prize,
he grinned at me. He'd put me in a daze!

When he approached, my heart began to pound.
He spoke so fluently, and his accent
was French!...

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FREEZE - FRAME  OF   QUEBEC  CITY

Time-capsule towers over  St.  Lawrence:
Heights of Abraham look imperiously down
On the Ile d’Orleans spread over the river,

Chateau Frontenac’s fairytale frivolous turrets, 
Le  Parlement’s  serious severity, 
Antique town with narrow cobbled streets,
Overhanging shoulders...

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Stadacona
An ode to Quebec City

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On the green bank of a mighty stream - 
A lofty aerie - a fair city beam
With stately air a queen, she stands - 
A gem - over these most forest lands.
An old city (first in Canada)
Formerly humble Stadacona.

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Hardy Champlain, of...

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A man who is yet to find for himself a maiden
       Absolute success yet, is he to find.
       If a sailor on his compass, found
       A permanent...

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The dam broke in Quebec.
My thoughts,
my words, 
and my pen
all moved.
Moved like the thin layer 
of brackish water
over the icy depths
of le Fleave St. Laurent.
Moved like the evening breeze
over the cobblestoned streets
past the lighted shops’ doors.
Moved like the flags flying 
over le Chateau Frontenac
as the...

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Through the cobblestone roads they walk 
with feet so light and hearts so bright 
along the path where passion sizzles love
it is a prelude to dismember by the hour ;
Fine china dishes and silent forks await  
outside the window, a horse passes by ...

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Siberia, Scandinavia, Canada and Taiwan have winter carnivals. 
None top Quebec City’s Winter Carnival in icy marvelous Canada.
Family friendly, there is an ice hotel – Hotel de Glace.
You can make your own maple syrup popsicle, and ice sculpture.

You may take a ride with sled dogs,...

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quebec city
cobblestone streets
autumn memories



posted on September 11, 2018...

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The first time I saw him, my heart took flight.
What a beautiful, beautiful sight!
Dark-eyed and gorgeous with plenty of height!
He came where I worked, stealing glances each night
as he streaked through my life like a comet so bright.
In less than one week, that guy would...

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In my younger years used to take the bus
In winter froze my nose and ears
Don't know how I survived still have 'em
Kinda crooked the way it appears

Wore woolen ear muffs as mom insisted
Sure did the job playing hockey
With cherry red like or red apple cheeks
Dad...

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Christmas in Quebec is an enormous affair.
There are giggles and smiles and excitement in the air.
Tens of thousands of visitors head here every year.
The festivities and traditions are to many so dear.

We have festivals and feasts and foods of all sorts.
We get airmen and armies...

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When I was young I believed angels were shy
content to remain in the shadows of the day and night
happy to watch over and protect us while remaining out of sight

Growing up in the Catholic Church…this is what I was taught
but the older I grow I’ve...

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We had this lovely tiny house booked in Quebec City
but they canceled our reservation a little while back…
so we took that as a sign from the Gods of travel
and made reservations at Le Chateau Frontenac.

Le Chateau Frontenac sits like a castle on a hill in...

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