Friday, January 20, 2006

A Canadian Tradition

It’s a Canadian tradition now:
We gather, celebrate Bunkatsu Day,
Shoving aside the vagrants in our way.
From far and wide they come here: in a scow,
A junk, an ocean liner, or a dhow,
To find safe harbour, though they will not stay.
To Canada they sail, to sing, to pray,
Yet our employers take no note, somehow.

Why can we find no statute on the books
Allowing us some time to mark the date?
Right now! Next year will surely be too late!
Our lawyers are at work, also our cooks,
And our proofreaders, famed for their good looks,
Preparing action plans. Where is the state?

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