How proud I am of Canada <br />The country of my birth <br />Described by other Nations <br />As the greatest place on Earth <br /> <br />My country is diversified <br />With many sights to see <br />From the mountains of the Pacific <br />To the maritimes by the sea <br /> <br />In between are the praries <br />Where the wheatfields grow so tall <br />While in Quebec is a culture <br />Not so different from us all <br /> <br />And then there is Ontario <br />Big and very strong <br />Whose strength and wealth <br />Help carry this great land along <br /> <br />In the North we have a presence <br />Of a people our hearts endear <br />For they manage to see the brighter side <br />Of a life most of us would fear <br /> <br />There's and Island in the Atlantic <br />A place called Newfoundland <br />That is home to a rugged people <br />And scenery oh so grand <br /> <br />And then there are the peoples <br />Who come from distant parts <br />Immigrants we may call them <br />But they're Canadians in their hearts <br /> <br />Immigrants is a word that <br />Describes us to a 'T' <br />And except for the aboriginals <br />Our Ancestors came by sea <br /> <br />Now some would like to criticize <br />For in their hearts they cannot see <br />The beauty of this country <br />And the fact that we are free <br /> <br />You don't have to lose your culture <br />To live in this great land <br />Just leave your ethenic quarrels <br />In your own Birth land <br /> <br />You can still enjoy your language <br />And the customs of your life <br />For your customs enriches this country <br />And with that we have no fight <br /> <br />So be proud of Canada <br />The greatest place on earth <br />And treat it like you would <br />The country of your birth<br /><br />Walter Lane<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/how-proud-i-am-of-canada/
