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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄, 𝗲𝗵?
𝗜 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲,
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲́𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲,
𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀.

𝗪𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘀,
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲,
𝗔 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲,
𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀.

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗶, 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆,
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿?
𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆,
𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲.

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𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀,
𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲-𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻,
𝗢𝗿 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀,
𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗰'𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻,
𝗡𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿,
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲,
𝗦𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

𝗦𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀, 𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁,
𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱,
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁,
𝗝𝗼𝘆𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗡𝗼𝗲̈𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀, 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱.

@hive-161465: This poem is inspired by the fusion of the Anglophone and Francophone cultures that predominate in Canada, and my Venezuelan roots. Therefore, I have included a glossary below that will help you understand the richness of this fusion. Here are the cultural references I used:

Subtleties in Canada (Anglophone & Francophone):

Eh?: The quintessential Canadian catchphrase.

Toque: (Pronounced ‘tu-k’) A knitted winter hat. Indispensable in Canada.
Canuck: Colloquial term for a Canadian.
Tourtière: Traditional Quebec meat pie, very common at Christmas.
Mon ami: ‘My friend’ in French.
Double-double: Coffee with two sugars and two creams, a classic at Tim Hortons in Canada.
C'est le fun: A very Quebecois expression to say that something is fun or enjoyable.
True North: Reference to the Canadian national anthem (‘The True North strong and free’).
Joyeux Noël: Merry Christmas in French.

Venezuelan Creole slang:

Chévere: Excellent, good, great.
Pana: Friend, mate.
Gaita: Traditional Christmas music from Venezuela (from the state of Zulia).
Hallaca: The star dish of Venezuelan Christmas.
Ponche Crema: A traditional sweet alcoholic drink served during the festive season.

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