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Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2070979
A little history of a town carved out of wild wilderness.
I come from Northern Ontario stock
Hardy folk
Willing to carve out a life
In wilds of northern forest...
Canadian Shield.
Where winters were cold and bitter;
And black flies and mosquitoes unyielding.
Wilderness refused to give up ground,
yet through back breaking perseverance
Farms were forged
And mines were carved
Into harsh terrain.
I remember my Grandfather calling it
God's Country.
Pure and rugged,
Yet beautiful in all its majesty.
These people were not celebrities.
They were hard working
Beard toting men.
Ordinary folk.
Their strength of character
Determination and perseverance
Allowed them to carve out
New homes for their families.
Their women were just as strong
They matched their men
In a resilience that could weaken a moose.
Their souls were mighty
Their tales tall and hardy
Their music heard on wafting breeze
Even today.
I am proud to call these great men and women
My forebearers.



33 lines.


Prompt for: Jan 6, 2016 (fyn)

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