Salt in Our Veins <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> No doubt for sure<br /> As John Kennedy said<br /> We are tied to the ocean<br /> It's a part of our makeup<br /> And when we go back to the sea <br /> It's to our roots with very great glee<br /> <br /> A term well suited to all NL folk<br /> Who for a millennium have soaked up the salt water <br /> The first thing I did on returning from inland <br /> After many a year away from the coast<br /> Was to sit on a beach and absorb the scene<br /> I found the atmosphere so serene<br /> <br /> A feeling back then not often felt<br /> Since leaving home bound into cities to melt<br /> The wide expanse of shoreline for miles<br /> Tugged at my heartstrings producing broad smiles<br /> Its hard to fathom why this feeling<br /> Wells up in me so and sends me reeling<br /> <br /> But it sure does on every occasion<br /> When I visit my homeland so close to my heart<br /> Reminders of childhood are everywhere<br /> Taking me back to those days that I cherish<br /> For sure I am one with the marine scene<br /> And this will stay with me wherever I've been<br /> <br /> <br /> John Cornick<br /> Halifax, Nova Scotia<br />   Submitted By: John Cornick