Poem 223: Downtown Walk

It was the “American Thanksgiving” so I got a lot of sports in

So many to choose from I didn’t know where I would begin

Thursday, football was available for the whole day

Friday featured hockey and I got to watch my “Hawks” play

It was an afternoon game which turned out alright

My daughter and I had made plans for later on that night

My team beat the “Leafs” in overtime which was really nice

This was their second meeting and my “Hawks” have won twice

I’m liking it more for one very reason

They don’t play each other again for the rest of the season

You know some “Toronto” fans do like to talk

My comeback to them will be “You never defeated the Hawks”

After the game ended it was time to head out to the chill that was in the air

I had a hard time deciding on what I should wear

I got an ensemble together and finally put it on

Got the dog on his leash, walked out the door and we were gone

The plan was to pick up my daughter at her place

Throughout this trip the cold wind was blowing in my face

It was an annual event we were going to on this day

From her place of residence it was only blocks away

There were people there that we were expected to meet

An outdoor event on our local “Main Street”

We spent the whole evening going from block to block

Now I know why they call it the “Downtown Walk”

They had a little train there for the kids to ride and the lines were long

There were people and choirs all singing Christmas songs

Hot chocolate and marshmallow roasting was available too

There wasn’t too many people there that I knew

We watched snowboarders performing on a make shift slide

It’s the first thing we attended when we arrived

They were packing things up when we went for another view

That’s when we decided that we would leave too

I would say that we spent a couple of hours down there

This gave a father and a daughter new memories to share

We both were dressed warm for the cold outdoor weather

I always enjoy the times that we get to spend together