Plane Ride Ponder
New Brunswickers leave,
Their homes today,
With mouths to feed,
And bills to pay
What happened to our forestry?
With great mills of paper and lumber!
It built communities and brought prosperity,
A future now encumbered
Jobs grow scarce,
Cuts are made,
Economy downsize,
Priorities weighed
What happened to our farms?
With crops of potatoes, herds of beef and dairy!
Once an industry of resilience,
But now an industry of wary
Jobs grow scarce,
Cuts are made,
Economy downsize,
Priorities weighed
What happened to our fisheries?
Of salmon, lobster and cod!
It fed every family,
Along rocky shore and upon green sod
Jobs grow scarce,
Cuts are made,
Economy downsize,
Priorities weighed
New Brunswickers land,
At an airport tomorrow,
And pay for a cab,
With money they’ve borrowed
Joe Gee
