'Twas the Night before Voting

"Twas the night before voting and all through the land
not a Liberal was stirring more seats in their hand

The moon shone above while the news it was placed
into their boxes for the latest polls on the race

And what to my wondering eyes should appear?
A Conservative majority, is it plain? Is it clear?

On Harper
On Martin
On Layton, Duceppe

Don’t stop knocking on doors – your not done yet!

The mailboxes they filled with pamphlets and cards
Bright colours and faces- they pushed on, they pushed hard

The ads on the T.V. relentlessly aired
With drums and trumpets – the Liberals were scared

The fervor and fury of prime slots they came
to bombard us with images in 1 second frames

A crescendo of music I thought I could hear
getting louder and louder – the politicians were here!

They gathered in halls and in bakery shops
and answered the questions on whose policy was tops

Some answered with stutters.
Some didn’t answer at all.
Some answer with humour.
Some answered the call.

As midnight struck they exclaimed, driving away:
Please cast your ballot it’s voting day!


copyright January 22 2006 Habamus Rodentum