The stars are out and they’re worth considering,
with their glimmering, glittering, shimmering,
like fireworks flickering but more regularly appearing
in the black hole sky.
In Europe there are Ukrainians, Albanians, Scandinavians,
Romanians, Lithuanians and maybe a couple of Canadians,
but out there, in the dark black void-of-space, there are Aliens.
Ok, well, statistically, there are bound to be aliens.
your author has no first-hand knowledge of extraterrestrials
I have galactic questions though—you better believe it. For instance:
If light is the fastest thing in the universe,
why is darkness already there when light arrives?
Could dark-matter be chocolate? and
How can we roll our clocks back if time only moves forward?
This is when having a physicist for a boyfriend is handy
—as well as those times you need a ‘close encounter.’ wink.wink
.
.
A song for this:
Fiction by Yard Act
CanyonsMan/Woman/Chainsaw
Said to my daughter: The Canadians elected the Liberal Prime Minister
She responded: That makes them smarter than us.
Recently, the President-elect
showed a noticeable lack of respect
when he opined that "Wouldn't it be great
if Canada became the fifty-first state?"
I have a proposal for the President-elect
and forgive me if I am less than circumspect.
Instead of imposing your country on us,
let America become a Canadian province!
That way, all Americans would get universal health-care,
as opposed to your system which is grossly unfair.
And say what you want about our flaws,
but at least we have strict gun control laws.
(And on that point -
although I know you don't care -
mass shootings in Canada
are extremely rare.)
Also, here in the land of Northern Lights,
we have respect for women's reproductive rights.
Yes, Mr. President-elect,
I know my country is not perfect,
but, unlike you,
we know a thing or two,
about respect.
Another six of
Our Canadians have died
In a crash of a
Helicopter in
The Greek Ionian sea
Doing their duty.
Condolences go
Out to all who are grieving
At this saddened time.
W.C.Hull © 2020-1-5-H1390-
2500-I51-K51-22-L57-22
Love to play hockey
drink bottles of ice cold beer
Where's the bacon. Eh?
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Aug.24/2004
Bienvenue, et bon chance to you all.
You came a long way from your homes in Montreal.
I hope you have a good time here in Atlantic City.
In the summertime, the beach and the boardwalk look pretty.
This is the most popular spot on the Shore of New Jersey.
There are nice hotels and restaurants, as you would know.
Of course, the biggest attractions are each casino.
May you win at the tables, or hit a big jackpot.
However, use discretion and don’t lose all you’ve got.
The sun and ocean waves are what everyone adores.
There’s no need to spend all your time indoors.
On the top of the berm
One Canadian soldier stood
His head bowed
Heavily understood
We sign up to do
What the duty ensues
To our flag we obey
Our enemies, we pursue
This tor of abroad
In a distant land
Four lives so free
Leaving families bland
As we awake tomorrow
Knowing of yesterdays gone
We do for the right
For on this world we belong
We are a nation of many
Some days we will scar
Of Canada
Canadians we are
My tribute to the many Canadian soldiers who have fought for not only their
Countries freedom, but to preserve world peace, i bow to the living and fallen.
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