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My Birthplace As a Poem

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I was was born in Ottawa, Canada and have lived here all my life and have 
never wanted to leave.  It is a beautiful city rich in historic architecture.
It is located where two rivers meet, t...

Categories: rideau, city, home,
Form: Prose Poetry

The Rideau Canal

...The Rideau Canal is not recommended
For dunking, it may be less than intended
Your body will reek
It'll reek for a week
Doggie and you will stink to high Heaven...

Categories: rideau, paradise,
Form: Limerick

Canada, Before I Know Her

...You came home from Quebec,
you were never alone; 
              
              your shadow chased you around town
              like a dog in love or out of love.

They told me you have been to...

Categories: rideau, angst, autumn, lonely, longing,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Legend of Ottawa

...Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word adware,
meaning "to trade" when the indigeous people;
used the rivers in the area to fish, hunt and camp,
they portaged rivers known now as the Ottawa and...

Categories: rideau, history,
Form: Narrative

Bask In Historic Beauty

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Ottawa the beautiful-
                in the province of Ontario . . .   in Canada
    at night it is a magical fantasy land      and even during the day . . .
I grew up in this town and I l...

Categories: rideau, city, home,
Form: Free verse

Oh, the Beautiful Rideau Canal

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On summer, fall, winter and spring days, I roar over jagged rocks,
how people love to come and watch my crashing journey!

The story of my life began in 1831, that is when I was created,
hu...

Categories: rideau, beautiful, bird, places,
Form: Acrostic

The Birthday Party

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     It was my seventh birthday party, mother had everything planned,
Decorations were in the dining room, invitations sent out, balloons;
          And on February first, I was going to have...

Categories: rideau, birthday,
Form: Narrative

Apres Moi Le Deluge

...--  Just a bit of silliness --

"Baissez le rideau, la farce est jouee..."
                          ---- Daumier

39 & 1/2 days had passed; 
the rain had lessened.
Noah, grungy and grumpy,
p...

Categories: rideau, bible, boat, dream, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Calabogie Lake

...Calabogie Lake
                                  Frank Halliwell

So you reckon you've seen black bass?
...There was one gave me the shakes
At a lake just south of Renfrew,
And just north of Rideau L...

Categories: rideau, world,
Form: Rhyme

Azay Le Azay

...Azay le Azay
Le Rideau le Rideau
The elegance of the water gleaming at me
Grants me the vision of a place so unlike the earth that lies before me
Such an ecstasy that leads me into a realm of exi...

Categories: rideau, love, romance, visionary, longing,
Form: Prose Poetry

My Hometown

...I come from a small town,
Nine thousand in all.
There’s nothing really fancy here.
Just a couple of strip malls.
We like our Tim Hortons coffee,
Hockey’s the sport of choice where we get loud.
...

Categories: rideau, life, people, placesheart, heart,
Form: Verse

The Rideau

...I rinsed my paintbrushes in the Rideau River
Watching a kaleidoscope of colours
Dance with such an intensity
It was the first time I
Saw
Acrylics come to life
Among the minnows
I am Vincent Va...

Categories: rideau, happiness, nature, peacesun,
Form: Free verse