Another long weekend and here we are on the final day
It rained most of the weekend and still the sky is grey
Of course it was Thanksgiving and I hope you got some rest
Even though the weather here was definitely not the best
Maybe you were able to get out before the bouts of rain
Saturday afternoon on, it was pouring on and off again
Now this is the last long weekend of the year
We are aware what is the next celebration to appear
I hope you enjoyed the meal and were fortunate enough to mingle
It won’t be too much longer before we start to hear some Christmas jingles
Halloween this year will occur on a Sunday night
This gives the kids a couple of days to get their costume right
I thought we would still be watching Blue Jays baseball with their wild card chance
Unfortunately they ended up one game out and were unable to advance
So the baseball season is winding down and the world series is to come
Just because this is ending there is no reason to feel so glum
The NFL is in its infancy, not even close to their peak
The CFL has a couple of months before we get to Grey Cup week
Perhaps basketball is preference when it comes to sports
October nineteenth is the opening night when they hit the courts
Baseball and basketball, there is only one team Canada has in this race
We all wait in anticipation for hockey to take its place
Almost every region of our nation has a team that they can boast
This truly is a game that is savoured by everyone coast to coast
Rivalries have been established that are now decades in the making
Listening to some of these fans stories can truly be heartbreaking
Followers hope this will be the year their team finally gets it right
The long road to the Stanley Cup debuts tomorrow night
There is finally a full schedule and there will be people in arenas to watch the game
The past two seasons of watching, somehow just didn’t feel the same
Here’s hoping we get to complete this schedule worry free
This is as close to normal as it could be
No glitches whatsoever, wouldn’t that be nice?
Packed stadiums for each franchise when they hit the ice
I wish this for these teams all across our land
That they are successful and it all goes as planned
We are all familiar with the phrase “He shoots, he scores”
Hockey is the sport that us Canadians are thankful for
The Black Sheep Poet 