Nov 2017
A Visitor from Canada
Across the border she discreetly slipped
Not bothering the ICE with paperwork
They’ve got enough to do in their little booths:
“And is this visit for business or for pleasure?”
So here she is, on a bright five-pence piece
All elegant in profile, crowned and just,
Mistaken for a democratic dime
In a handful of republican change
What really is the reason for her visit?
To ‘mind us of our own nobility
Across the border she discreetly slipped
Not bothering the ICE with paperwork
They’ve got enough to do in their little booths:
“And is this visit for business or for pleasure?”
So here she is, on a bright five-pence piece
All elegant in profile, crowned and just,
Mistaken for a democratic dime
In a handful of republican change
What really is the reason for her visit?
To ‘mind us of our own nobility
Okay, the five-pence piece is probably pocket-change from someone's visit to England, but I seldom miss a chance to allude to Canada.
Written by
Lawrence Hall
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