by Sylvie Leochko

Created on: April 12, 2009

It was a hot morning of August when I first left home

Goodbye, land of my youth, my future I welcome

My parents were leading the way to the capital

Away from the city which to me was natal

Out West was my destiny!

I turned twenty years old on the road

Alone I felt, as a pariah, a toad

I lost my way several times during the trip

I was thankful to receive a few tips

Out West was my destiny!

A new language was to become my own

As French was the one I to which I had grown

English was tricky as it was new to me

But I had the passion to learn it as soon as can be

Out West was my destiny!

An endless landscape of green hills and blue lakes

Filled my eyes with their beauty despite the time it takes

The ribbon of the road, its forests and wilderness

Kept my undivided attention to avoid distress

Out West was my destiny!

As I finally reached the prairies on the third day

I felt some satisfaction for making it all the way

I had joined words and actions in order to achieve my dream

As the sun set, I felt that land and I made a great team

Out West was my destiny!

As time went by, I fell in love with the land and its people

Gone were the days where nothing was relaxed and simple

The beauty of the fields and the long summer nights

The masterpiece offered by the amazing Northern lights

Out West was my destiny!

An education I found there at first

A career that finally quenched my thirst

Years later, I met my husband, only the best

Two children later, I was happy out West

Out West was my destiny!

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