Our Canada – August-September 2019

WHO AM I?

In this mortal body,

scared by wind

and breath on glass

Who am I?

Scared by the tides

and the shifting of waves,

I fear the mirror shapes.

My locks in the dark,

I am lost and I am found.

I wish I was alone,

I know I’m not.

Who am I?

Who fears the known

and cries out of the lacking

Who am I?

To fear the unknown

shapes in the shadows,

through the inky sea

Who are they?

To watch and to whisper,

to breathe down our backs

and murmur our dreams

and who are we to judge?

Who am I?

To fear the night and the dark

and the sea and the storms,

to fear the dust and the halls
that lead to nowhere,

to fear the things I can’t explain

for I have yet to learn.

Some things are best left

on the bookshelf,

alone.

Keira Cameron, age 15, (Sent in

by Keira’s grandmother, Thelma

Cameron of Atikokan, Ont.)

CAPTION CORNER

“What’s their beef?”

Thanks to Helen Rempel of Portage la Prairie, Man., for

sharing this hilarious photo! Can you come up with a better

caption for it than we did? Join the fun on our Facebook

page and share your witty one-liners there. And remember

to send your Caption Corner pics to us at ourcanada.ca!

CANADA’S CLAIMS TO FAME

OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS HOME TO LOTS OF

INTERESTING PEOPLE AND PLACES, SOME FAMOUS,

OTHERS WELL-KEPT SECRETS.

CANADIAN

MUSEUM FOR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Did you know that Canada

is home to the first museum

dedicated to human rights?

Located in Winnipeg, it

opened back in 2014. The

building’s unique design fea-

tures geometry and colours

based on images from the

Canadian landscape. The

museum highlights personal stories, capturing di­erent per-

spectives, and focuses on a range of themes. Its creation was

based on the idea that respect and understanding of human

rights can serve as a positive force for change in the world.

Source: Canadian Museum for Human Rights website

PHOTO: CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

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