Have you heard about Estonia?
Over a million souls live there
not counting bear, lynx, wolf or hare;
Aside from the fair and cultured mainland,
there is many, many a quiet island
It's a fairly temperate place,
the first natives were split
from the singular Finnish race
There are cities like Tallinn:
history-steeped and grand,
there are woods lovely dark and deep
there is fruitful farm land...
though not the easiest to farm
I understand
Estonia has been ruled by Nazis,
Russian tsars and Russian reds,
by Danes and even by Swedes like me...
but in its heart Estonia
has always been free,
possessed of a proud
and perserverant identity
Now, my fellow yankees
and readers across the seas...
you have heard about Estonia
