It’s not the most beautiful of provinces,
\nNo, that’s our neighbour to the west,
\nWe are brown gray scrublands
\nAnd spiky yellow fields
\nEdged by trees with the plainest hues
\nAs you drive across the land in the oft-droughtful summer.
\nBut it has always been beautiful to me
\n– Lakes Louise and Morraine aside, even,
\nFor anyone can see that they are beautiful just as plainly as I do,
\nThose glittering mountain lakes,
\nIcy toned against scorching day –
\nNo, I am talking about the scrublands,
\nWhose plain hues blend together in mottled shades,
\nEach fading into the other
\nPerfectly.
\nI was born in the perfect place
\n– Someone knew how it should be! –
\nI was born with all I need to appreciate
\nAlberta’s subtle beauty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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