Poem by Emily Pauline Johnson

Canada

(ACROSTIC)

Crown of her, young Vancouver; crest of her, old Quebec;
Atlantic and far Pacific sweeping her, keel to deck.
North of her, ice and arctics; southward a rival's stealth;
Aloft, her Empire's pennant; below, her nation's wealth.
Daughter of men and markets, bearing within her hold,
Appraised at highest value, cargoes of grain and gold.

1. Where Leaps the Ste. Marie
2. The Vagabonds
3. The King's Consort
4. Wave-Won
5. The Train Dogs

Ella Wilcox Canada ("England, father and mother in one")

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