I started writing a poem but it was going nowhere
Seems I was concentrating on the weather and I didn’t want to go there
I looked at the entry that I posted last time
Then I realized that it’s been almost two weeks since I last posted a rhyme
I can’t seem to concentrate on a topic that I want to write about
I need to post something to end this short drought
So let me ramble on and continue on my way
Not sure where I’m going or what I will say
Looks like I’m going to just jot down what comes into my head
Perhaps you’ll want to quit now and reach for a book to read instead
So if you are still undecided and wish to give up
The first thing that comes to my mind is the “Grey Cup”
To Canadians it’s our “Superbowl” that is competed for in the late fall
I am ashamed to admit that I didn’t watch it at all
This is the first time I never viewed one single play
Believe it or not it is still bothering me today
I’ve watched every championship since I was a boy
It is a Canadian ritual that we should all enjoy
Ottawa when they were the “Rough Riders” was the team I would back
Followed them when they were the “Renegades” and now the “Redblacks”
I guess I followed them because my father was born there
Cheering for them was something that we both could share
We sat next to each other when “Tony Gabriel” caught that touchdown pass
Never really knowing that championship was the “Rough Riders” last
It would be fourty years before they would win again
But it was officially the “Redblacks” that was their name
It was so huge back then that Canadian networks would have a broadcast that they would share
Both CTV and CBC would each have two quarters while they were on the air
Now it’s on TSN and you have to pay for in order to view
Back then there was only three Canadian Channels that we knew
It’s sad to think that you have to pay for the channel in order to now watch this game
No wonder the “Grey Cup” isn’t as big as it once was, it’s such a shame
Regular cable will broadcast NFL games by their major networks to all
Which game do you watch? That’s really your own call
Each Sunday at one pm you have your own choice of four
When these games conclude, stay tuned for some more
You get them all through the season and the playoffs as well
But if you want to watch CFL I have to pay? What the hell?
The “Superbowl” is the biggest sporting event and it’s free
Then us Canadians have to pay for the “Grey Cup”? I just don’t agree
Maybe that’s why our football interests are now south of the border
When we want to watch our Canadian teams we have to put in an order
It’s too bad that’s the way things have evolved
I don’t know if this problem will ever be resolved
Maybe things aren’t as bad as I think they appear
I promise I will watch the “Grey Cup” next year
At the start it looked like I had nothing to say
I’ve come to the end of my rant and I’ll call it a day
I did manage to keep it on one topic after all and will now lay it to rest
It’s nice to vent out my frustration and get it off of my chest
The Black Sheep Poet 