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As Canadian as Chocolate
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As Canadian as Chocolate |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand 
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5428 As Canadian as Chocolate 27 May 2006 As if I was a Canadian, would the numbers count To be holden upon Ontarian beauty as if the sky was red and white The maple a triomphe of captivated leaves upon a breeze cast beyond the wind The current of oceans, continentally sweet as to the cocoa bean lingering upon lips British in Columbian dispossession Alberta on kind, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario unto Québec Those Atlantic, Maritime Provinces in this heart of much to amour Or those begotten lands, way up north the Yukon and Northwest Territories along with a new found land to the east To look into the eyes of a Canadian and upon her beauty, succulently feast Chocolate describes a number of raw and processed foods that originate from the tropical Cacao tree, also referred to as a Cocoa tree. It is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets, chocolate candy, ice creams, cookies, cakes, pies, and desserts. Regarded as one of the most popular flavours in the world, along with vanilla and strawberry. Cocoa or Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4–8 m tall) evergreen tree, native to tropical South America, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. Its seeds are used to make cocoa and chocolate. Cocoa trees require constant warmth and rainfall to thrive. They need to be shaded from the strong tropical sun and sheltered from the wind. Cocoa trees grow only in tropical regions of Africa, Asia (Papua-New Guinea), South America and Central America, within about 15 degrees of the equator. Cocoa trees begin to produce their first fruit at 3 to 5 years of age. in the appearance of football-shaped (oval) pods that contain the seeds that will become cocoa beans. A shade-grown cocoa tree can produce fruit for 75 to 100 years or more. © 2006 Christopher W Herbert (a New Zealand Poet) a poet who cares |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
"As if I was a Canadian, would the numbers count To be holden upon Ontarian beauty as if the sky was red and white... To look into the eyes of a Canadian and upon her beauty, succulently feast." _________________________________________ Well this proud Canadian loves this - I'm saving it  Nice visuals and inclusion of Canadian provinces Melissa~ Intellectually I know that Canada is no better than any other country. Emotionally I KNOW that Canada is the best country in the world! |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand |
for some reason I have become the Canadian, non-Canadian poet. thank you for noticing my writing a poet who cares |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Here's another Canadian jumping up and down and waving the Canadian flag! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Passionate fruit, indeed. Well done, Sir. |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand |
that is what happens when 95% of your on-line communication happens to be with Canadians Why, maybe God made it that way! Canaan or Canada /pip/Forum95/HTML/000229.html a poet who cares |
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