We Are More
by Shane Koyczan
PART 2
and yes
we are the home of the Rocket and
the Great One
who inspired little number nines
and little number ninety-nines
but we're more than just hockey and
fishing lines
off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes
and some say what defines us
is something as simple as please and thank you
and as for
you're welcome
well we say that too
but we are more
than genteel or civilized
we are an idea in the process
of being realized
we are young
we are cultures strung together
then woven into a tapestry
and the design
is what makes us more
than the sum total of our history
we are an experiment going right for a change
with influences that range from a to zed
and yes we say zed instead of zee
This was recited at
the opening ceremonies of the
Vancouver 2010
Olympics. 16 days, 14 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze, 2 Olympic records broken, 1 proud country! Go Canada!