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Hartland by: Joe Blades. By Clayton & Darren. Thematic Statement.
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Hartlandby: Joe Blades By Clayton & Darren
Thematic Statement eagle circling abovelongest covered bridgeyellow tour busYankees crossing on foot through clapboard darkness overrun tourist bureau parents and I wait on eastern shore cameras in hand union jack Canadian new Brunswick flags limp windless hot airhonor in the grass wing feather from raptor circling overhead This poem is about a family trip to Hartland, Newfoundland to go see the largest covered bridge in the world . with several stops in between to see a battle site and to take photos of the Canadian flag
Line by line translation He’s describing the town of Hartland eagle circling abovelongest covered bridgeyellow tour bus Yankees crossing on foot through clapboard darkness overrun tourist bureauparents and I wait on eastern shore cameras in handunion jack Canadian new Brunswick flags limp windless hot air honor in the grass wing feather from raptor circling overhead He's Describing what all the American tourists are doing Him and the rest of his family are trying to take a good picture of the bridge Looking at the Canadian flag as it waves in the air He's looking at the all the graves from the soldiers that fought there ears ago while birds fly over head
Poetic Devises eagle circling abovelongest covered bridgeyellow tour busYankees crossing on foot through clapboard darkness overrun tourist bureau parents and I wait on eastern shore cameras in hand union jack Canadian new Brunswick flags limp windless hot airhonor in the grass wing feather from raptor circling overhead
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