James Bredin Poems

Ennis will forever be enshrined in my mind,
A small mark on the map from another place and time,
Memories dimmed by many years as though cut with a knife,
First seventeen years of love and laughter in my life,
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They’re elite wealthy connected Ottawa aristocrats,
Who walk on water, have scandals though some are diplomats,
Protected by their media mogul friends, to keep their positions
And when scandals are exposed; they never make admissions.
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Ottawa aristocrats are really reluctant to change,
They have it already made so why bother to arrange,
So no binding referendums or death-with-dignity for you,
We need some good political leadership but who knew?
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Both abortions and assisted suicide involve a lot of death,
We have abortions now but no death-with-dignity yet,
Ottawa appointees told Sue Rodriguez that she could die,
From painful Lou Gehrig’s disease and I don’t know why.
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They’re talking about deleting our Senate off the map,
Should it depend on how many senators are having a nap?
After all, they can stay around until they are seventy five,
But even at that old age some of them can be very much alive.
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THE REFERENDUM GAME AUG 19TH,2012
BY
JAMES BREDIN
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TWO SUBJECTS NOT DISCUSSED Oct 20th,2012
By
James Bredin
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CANADIAN REFERENDUMS PLEASE , , , FEB 25TH,2013
By
JAMES BREDIN
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We need politicians, who are willing to vote for change,
We may already have them if we can convince them to rearrange,
Death with dignity so that we can all die on time and in peace,
And not some frightful terrible painful horrible disease.
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I saw Belinda from Biloxi three or four seats ahead,
With her red hair still piled high on top of her head,
As the subway shuddered onward she seemed so much at ease,
And just like twenty years ago she always showed her knees.
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