A charismatic soul
Who charmed the women
Young and old
Throughout his life.
(Some called him
A lady's man.)
Canada's answer
To Beatlemania
During his years
In politics.
An independent spirit
Who never took no
As the final answer
When he believed
He was right.
Redefining
What it means
To lead.
During
Times of crisis.
In Canada
And around
The world.
Managing
More escapes
Than Houdini
With his political life.
In repatriating
Canada's constitution
(In 1982)
From Great Britain
Without Quebec's
Support.
Until
His famous (1984) walk
Announcing
His retirement
From public life.
Which
He kept private
Until his death
In September 2000.
Therisa © 2016
Author's note: The title of this poem, is the answer, that he gave, when asked, how far was he willing to go, in response, to the FLQ Crisis, in 1970. For more details, on this, please click on the following link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
