Last night we were reminiscing about the land
we left. Toronto, even though it was not the
greatest place in the world, it had its charms.
Oh! To have left that beautiful(?) city in order
to plow our lives into this hard, unforgiving
soil of the prairies.Oh! Oh! Oh!

We were missing:

_going to the beach (Western beaches)
_chillin' out at sunnyside
_hanging out in Chinatown
_eating Chinese food
_eating Chinese BBQ
_channel 47 Saturday nite!
_buying anything, anytime, around the corner
_people riding bikes on the road
_the sound of streetcars as they rumble by
lulling this frog to sleep.
_my record collection
_Parkdale
_a plethora of jobs
_cheap smokes
_normal people
_people of different colous, races, ethnicities,
accents, views, attitudes, sizes, smells.
_good music played in dining/coffee establishments
(at least better than here, though Gypsy Kings seems
to be the universal curse)
_real pretentious arty types
(as opposed to 4th rate arty types)
_real service
_people who know their surroundings
_a transit system
_choices
_less depressing environments
_vibrancy
_Roncesvalles
_cappucino at the Polish place
with dollops of whipped cream
_real panhandlers
_the CNE
_the CN Tower
_tall buildings
_Toronto-style humidity

I could go on.

...sniff.....