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Glorious & Free
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O' Canada, this country
glorious and still free,
Our men are known as peaceful men,
Even to their enemies.
Now we seem to follow a leader
who has decided to go to war,
Our men are now the warriors,
there's no peace here anymore. 
~~~~~
For eons now the world has seen Canada is here to keep the peace,
A neutral country, standing strong
'til this illustrious Prime Minister came along.
He's plundered stores, overlooked the poor
to fight his little boy games for real...
Mr. Prime Minister, please let us know,
pray, tell us, "What's the deal?" 
~~~~~
We don't want to fight your wars for you
to impress Mr. President next door,
Pull us out of Afghanistan, stop sending us to war.
Do you have any thought at all
for the innocents caught in this blaze?
Just to satisfy your own inner glory
all less fortunate on this earth you would raze. 
~~~~~
You want your share of the spoils of war,
"Is it oil, Mr. Prime Minister, that you're hoping for?"
These battles were started on a foundation of greed,
these men, self-important,
believe they know how to lead.
but, it seems the only road they know
is the devastation and killing of young men's souls. 
~~~~~
Rise up, Canada, glorious and free...
Refuse to call any other man
your mortal enemy.


© Deborah L. Kelly


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 Reviews of "Glorious & Free"
Reviewed by Martin Hebert (Reader)
Reviewed on August 12, 2006
~~Deborah~~great poem..always a pleasure to read your poetry~~

~~martin~~

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on August 12, 2006
If only Mister Prime Minister could read this too...!!

A honest olea straight from your heart!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on August 10, 2006
An open and honest plea for peace, Deborah. The illustration depicts each and every word in Glorious & Free. You would think the color of blood would be more valuable to these leaders than the color of money. I have missed you. Check in every once in awhile, let us know how you are. Blessed Be.

Sage


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