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Shadows of Canaan (aka Canada)
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Shadows of Canaan (aka Canada) |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand 
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5518 Shadows of Canaan 10 July 2006 When hunger pains steal from my soul And words are but words those distant places to drift As if Ontario was not the only void for love This Greater Toronto Area, as to Mississauga or an Oshawian home, or Hamilton by the bay Who knew love was in Markham, or London to be While across provinces in hours of account there she was, God’s South African angel Sweetness, fondness, could this be love this bride of Burnaby, in her British Columbian home For want was pain, just a moment to linger a moment to pause, this foundation built in kind Where far above, the moon was full and within those shadows of Canaan, love did dwell The largest metropolitan area in Canada. In addition to the City of Toronto, in the Ontario province, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) includes the Regional Municipalities of York, Halton, Peel and Durham. To consist of 25 municipalities and four regions in a total area of over 7,000 square kilometres with a population of 5.6 million [2005]. Some municipalities that are considered part of the GTA are not within the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), example Oshawa, which is part of its own CMA or Burlington, which is included in the Hamilton CMA. All the aforementioned places are part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the seventh most populous urban grouping in North America. The Extended Golden Horseshoe Census Region has a population of more than 6.7 million people, containing approximately 21% of Canada’s population. This region consists of the urban centres of Oshawa, Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catharine’s-Niagara, plus Kitchener, Guelph and Barrie. It accounted for 59% of Ontario's population and 22% of the Canadian population in 2001. Almost one-half of Canada’s total population growth occurred there. [British Columbia is also a province of Canada] © 2006 Christopher W Herbert (a New Zealand Poet) a poet who cares |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
You know I have to love this! Being from Ontario, Canada! Hope you had a great birthday.  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I'm from Ontario and you know more about it than I do! Are you sure you're not a Canadian poet?!? lol Very informative! Thank you! ~ and btw I especially enjoyed these lines: "When hunger pains steal from my soul And words are but words those distant places to drift"  EA |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand |
EA, I joked recently that I must be the only "Canadian Poet", who has never lived, or been to Canada, but the Canada (Canaan) of my mind. Since I have written a few hundred such 'Canadian' poems in the last 12 months, and created two publications entitled "Ontarian Beauty" and "Nova Scotia Gal" just like my art work poetry, which has Canadian origins view my art work poetry As for my birthday Nancy, I got the worlds best birthday card in a email, and it was handmade and came to me from Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. So even as my poem says, God's South African angel, She may live in Canada at present, only she is so sweet and kind. a poet who cares |
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