The topic that I have chosen may not be of interest to some

They perhaps will just ignore it and think that it’s dumb

The research involved reading many lists

There were so many examples, it was hard to resist

These so called “top ten” are seldom the same

In some circumstances, we may be to blame

I am just going to mention a few that appear more than the rest

Some you may not find bothersome, while other you’ll detest

Pet peeves is the subject that will be my muse

There is a few of them that I will randomly choose

People not washing their hands before they leave a washroom

Is more relatable to most because of the pandemic I would assume

People saying “no offense” when you are engaging in a chat

Nine times out of ten will most likely end in a spat

Grooming yourself in a public place people share

Things like applying makeup, clipping nails or even brushing your hair

People doing speech to text seemed to irk quite a few

They want you to use your fingers like the rest of us do

Slow drivers in the passing lane was another complaint

The comments made showed little restraint

Here’s another no no that I never knew

Apparently passengers fiddling with the car radio is something that you shouldn’t do

Sharing your medical conditions in detail is crossing the line

So if someone asks how you are feeling, it’s better to say “fine”

When misplacing something “Where was the last place you were?”

Hell if you knew the answer, this incident would have never occurred

Whether you agree or disagree with any of these it is all fine

Now I want to bring up a couple of mine

The first one I’m sure all of us can understand

Is against all bakeries and I am making a stand

You can make fun of me if you must

When we get to the end of a bag why is there only one crust?

Loaves are being sliced in odd numbers, that’s what is being done

To make a sandwich you are forced to go out and purchase another one

That’s why toasters only come in twos and fours

It’s just a conspiracy that all of us have chosen to ignore

Last but not least is another numbers game that some of us play

Did everyone enjoy their breakfast today?

I eat a cereal that is nutritious but not very neat

The company is “Nabisco” and it’s their “Shredded Wheat”

Eating two biscuits is considered a complete meal

So you open the box to see what it reveals

They are packed in sealed containers that contain three

Just how more inconvenient could this possibly be?

So you take out the two and save the third for the next day

Wrap it up in the torn wrapper and pack it away

There are crumbs on the counter and more on the floor

Twenty four hours later you repeat the same procedure and spill even more

I came to a solution, proving I’m not a total dunce

I now put this trio in a cereal bowl and eat them all at once

No mess to clean just put the residue in the bin

The answer to a problem, a total win

As for those establishments with their yeast and dough

If you can solve this bakery scam, please let me know!

The NHL season is now starting their second week

Winning their first game is what my team sorely seeks

Just managing one point after playing game three

Isn’t going the way that I thought it would be

They have been terrible right out of the gate

Somehow I was expecting a much better fate

Opponents have scored early and often too

This is just a slump that they have to get through

Two of  these games, they were behind on the first shot

They are now just one point out of last spot

I guess you could say that I am in a state of shock

Still I haven’t given up on my beloved “Blackhawks”

Right now things are  rough, but they can only get better

Hell, they haven’t played a game at the United Center

There is still another seventy nine games left to play

The playoffs won’t be here until we reach the month of May

With so many changes, this team needs time to gel

It may take some time for things to start to go well

Let’s put things into perspective, they are only three points out of first place

If they manage to stay this close, they will have a playoff space

Their power play has been potent, they have had success in each game

Let’s face it, this team just isn’t the same                  

Fleury was pulled early in his second start

Let’s not panic and think things are falling apart

They have to be ready at the drop of the puck

This season they have had nothing but bad luck

Seventeen seconds into the second game and fifteen seconds the next night

First shots from their rivals turned on the red light

So far they haven’t been able to play with a lead

They certainly have to repair this if they hope to succeed

This dismal start should motivate them to stick to the game plan

Especially since their next four games are in front of their home fans

Playing in Chicago into next week

Hopefully will bring an end to this losing streak

It’s too early to panic, I don’t intend to go down that hole

It will take some time for each player to learn their role

Things aren’t as dire as it would appear

This team will be in the thick of things by the end of the year

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

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was observed this Thursday that has just passed

The indigenous people said they wanted to celebrate and not be downcast

They want this country to be aware of the strife that they have gone through

So the leader of our country, what does he decide to do?

He delivered his remarks on Parliament Hill on the eve of this day

Then he and his family flew to Tofino to have a holiday

Accusations of callousness is the refrain heard across our land

This is just another example of how we don’t understand

The first time we have taken an initiative to finally become aware

The leader of Canada shows how little he must care

I guess after getting an election win, he needed to unwind

The timing of this getaway has now put him in a bind

How do you defend yourself after committing such a heartless act?

This just heightened up the awareness that this observance was meant to attract

This is just another example of being insensitive in this case

Our complicity in this maltreatment is something we all have to face

Students who attended these residential schools did their talking

The remembrances of their own experiences were totally shocking

To the generations that went to these establishments being abused was just a routine

The stories they related to us were totally obscene

How could they let these institutions be allowed to operate for all of that time?

The fact that some still remain is a total crime

They murdered these children and haven’t paid any cost

We will never know how many lives have been lost

We can’t forget the women who are still missing and no one knows where they are

The efforts to locate them, don’t seem to get very far

It seems authorities don’t seem to be concerned about this fact

Thousands of them have disappeared, not many cases have been cracked

Then I watch the news of Gabby Petito who went missing in the States

She, like these indigenous women experienced a similar fate

The difference being that her whole country was alerted to this case

They had authorities looking in every single place

Why does she get this attention while these other women don’t make the news?

This is still yet another example of how we choose to abuse

So if we want to really make a difference and remedy our bigoted past

Right all the wrongs that our Canadian country has amassed

It’s time to listen up and get your head out of the sand

Take heed to what these indigenous people encounter and try to understand

This way we will truly realize how they have lived in fear

It takes a lot more effort than just wearing orange once a year  

I’m looking out my window and all I’m seeing is the rain

Looking at the currents being created as it pours down the drain

Autumn’s first week is something I soon won’t forget

Since its arrival, all it has been here is wet

We haven’t had a day where the sun has shone bright

The first three days, it poured morning, noon and night

The weekend is a total bust, been raining now a full week

Every day has been dismal, much needed sunshine we sorely seek

Monday’s forecast is for a bright day and the temperature to rise

If somehow it drizzles, it won’t come as a surprise

Just weeks ago we were spreading top soil at our neighbour’s place

The yard was as hard as granite in their front space

Pounding the ground was essential to loosen up the soil

We abandoned the job as we were beginning to broil

A few days later he was able to finally spread out the seed

There was a time he was wondering if he was going to succeed

Now this same area looks like it’s been through a flood

The terrain now consists as an area of grass and mud

Needless to say he was successful in getting his lawn to grow

Now it’s coming in so lush, he soon may have to mow

Usually there is a payback for the summer we had

Personally speaking, I don’t think it was all that bad

There were some stretches of hot days that we had to struggle through

More than enough tornado warnings were mixed in with them too

Hail pounding on our windows is something we seldom see

I guess with climate change, that’s how things have come to be

As I’ve been saying, this fall weather hasn’t been all that nice

I’ve only been able to walk my dog maybe once or twice

I am taking a gamble every time I walk out the door

With all the clouds, one can’t be sure when it will pour

Luckily I beat the odds and completed my circuit still nice and dry

It could still be awhile before I see a nice sunlit sky

With such a lousy start, things can only get better

The early morning strolls now require me to wear a sweater

This is the best time of the year for walking down your street

You still remain comfortable because there isn’t all that heat

I am able to stay in bed longer because the sun rise is later on

Many mornings before seven I would be out and gone

Now if I departed at that same time, it would still be dark

I want to see where I’m going when I jaunt through the park

I’ll take advantage of this season when the weather is clear

Knowing in the back of my mind, winter is a worse time to fear

I’m writing this on the Friday before election day

Not sure how the candidate’s antics will come into play

They have just this weekend to try and polish up their game

If you are to believe them, everyone is to blame

I voted at the advance polls, my civic duty is now done

I’ll just have to wait until tonight, to find out who really won

The Covid 19 was the major topic in this campaign

No matter what side you choose, you had something to complain

The major leaders blaming Trudeau for his poor handling of this blight

Then calling an election?  Well that just isn’t right

Erin O’Toole is catering to the anti vaxers on his travels

This whole strategy he has chosen, is beginning to unravel

His fellow Conservative run Provinces are now overrun with new viral cases

These Premiers are following the same policies he embraces

Now they are starting to lock down because cases have started to spiral

 O’Toole not answering questions about Jason Kenney are now going viral

Jagmeet Singh is using social media on his electoral run

Doing dances on Tik Tok for a little fun

He is catering to a younger crowd to get out his word

Hoping to get more seats, but he should finish third

As far as popularity goes, he is ranked number one

He just can’t get the votes to get this job done

This has been an ugly campaign with some violence as well

The one who comes up on top is still hard to tell

The polls have indicated that this should be a tight race

Not sure if Justin Trudeau will be able to keep his place

I think he will retain his spot, sorry to spoil the suspense

It’s time for all the leaders to work together with some common sense

We have to all get on the same page in order to get this virus under control

Trying to eliminate it should be our target goal

No matter who ends up running our Country, this should be priority number one

The leader of our nation should work to get this chore done

Not let this plague run amuck just to mutate once more

It’s time to tend to this and not put this on ignore

This pandemic is turning into a crusade

If we don’t get control of this, no progress will be made

This won’t be done if we continue to dissent

Face it everyone, this will be an endless event

The show that follows our local news is “Entertainment Tonight”

One evening the co-host was talking with so much delight

She was referring to Jennifer Lopez on this particular day

Emphasizing the rings JLo has collected along the way

From what I was able to glimpse, her rings have increased with every new guy

Paving the way for Ben Affleck on the size that he’ll have to buy

Inferring that he’ll have to top it with more carats if he wants to succeed

Poor Ben will have to shell out more cash for this relationship to proceed

I believe the moniker for this reunion is now Bennifer 2.0

Trust me Miss Lopez you have a long way to go

These aren’t the first celebrities to take a roll of the dice

By having a partnership with the same person twice

If she is able to get a more expensive bangle from Ben

Chances are the quantity accumulated by her won’t crack the top ten

As far as wealth goes, this doesn’t go far

An actress from yesteryear has set quite a high bar

This woman has been married a few times I agree

Meanwhile Jennifer has stalled after three

The woman I refer to was married eight times in all

She also took in a suitor for a second call

Back then you got married because you had something to fear

Getting caught performing adultery could finish your career

Celebrities have a lot more freedom today

Unfortunately their lives are on full display

They don’t have the luxury of being able to go to and fro

The Paparazzi will follow them wherever they  go

Relationships change so much when they are building their fame

Breakups and make ups are just part of the game

This is a compromise that they have to bear

Their entire lives are exposed for everyone to share

In the glory days of Hollywood this certainly wasn’t the case

If you were caught in a scandal, you were put in your place

You couldn’t live out of wedlock, you had to unite

That was the circumstances and they had to be done right

That’s why there were so many marriages and divorces in that day

If you wanted to survive in the industry, it was the price that you’d pay

Elizabeth Taylor was an actress that was one of the best of all time

She was also the highest paid performer when she was in her prime

She was wedded eight times to seven different men

Richard Burton was the one she decided to marry again

Burton bought her two rings that even today are hard to realize

The first was thirty three carats and the second was 66 carats in size

They auctioned off all of Taylor’s jewelry when she left this earth

One hundred and sixty eight million is what they were worth

What would she have done with Jennifer’s bling?

Chances she probably use them for a toe ring

The summer season is almost over, school starts next week

This Covid 19 virus is approaching another peak

Provinces have come up with their own personal scheme

They have set their agendas, at least that’s the way it would seem

Yet the virus is the same no matter where you go

Why aren’t we all on the same page? I’d really like to know

Masks are required almost everywhere

Others are free to roam without a care

So thanks to everyone’s ignorance and insisting on doing things their way

This virus has continued its evolution and appears it’s here to stay

Now that we are about to send our children back to the classroom to learn

This would be the time for all of us to show them some concern

This pandemic is no longer just an affliction for the older folk

We have to show some fortitude and not consider this a joke

The people who are the most vulnerable are the ones who are in denial

Maybe they will come around since the remedy has passed the FDA trial

These same people are responsible for allowing this virus to thrive

Predictions are by year’s end another hundred thousand Americans won’t survive

These are the most susceptible because they refuse to get a shot

Fighting it tooth and nail with everything they got

This pandemic is not particular to any demographic at all

Whether you want to inoculate is still your personal call

Children are now exposed and can be infected too

Attending class without protection is what some Provinces have chosen to do

Then you have the teachers and the working staff added to this equation

Gives some indication on how badly we are failing as a nation

People who are double vaccinated are contracting it again

The reason being that this Covid 19 is getting stronger with each new strain

As long as we sit back and let this plague proceed in this way

It will continually evolve with each and every day

Our leaders prefer to cater to the groups that complain

That is why we continue to lose ground and never seem to gain

We are supposed to learn from our mistakes and try to make amends

Those in the wrong are the ones they seem to defend

Here is the scoop people, the vaccine is the closest thing we have to a cure

Ignoring all the health experts is the wrong path to take that’s for sure

Innocent children are now at stake and some of their lives will be on the line

Those that have been immunized should all come out fine

Choosing to be six feet apart and masked is not the lifestyle that I want to choose

As long as there are enough abstainers, then all of us are going to lose

I don’t know if we will ever get to the point where we feel safe and sound

As far as the gamblers go, I hope most of you will still be around

As far as deadlines go, I have only one

That is to get my weekly poem done

Once that is accomplished I am able to have a clean slate

Then say I will work on the next before it’s too late

I guess when I initially started this blog I had a whole lot to say

If you remember, I used to put one out everyday

Then I just all out resigned and put this project to rest

Revived it and then decided to make it a weekly quest

Then I moved it to Monday from Wednesday and have kept it there

Some may have noticed but most are unaware

I feel a sense of relief when I finally get one done

I still vow to save time and say I will work on the next one

So as usual, I am sitting here on this Sunday morning

Feeling like the losing football team at the two minute warning

Trying to concentrate on a topic that I can put to pen

It seems to happen to me every now and then

The topic will be Canadian Politics that is in the news

Do you have any idea on what party that you will choose?

Locally here, the incumbent should have no problem winning the race

The real question will be who will end up in second place?

I don’t know if it’s the fact that American politics is so damn bad

In comparison ours seems so boring, I guess we should be glad

The crooked politicians in the States are there on full display

The stories just seem to get worse each and every day

Their whole country seems to be ready to split at the seams

So much for the people who want to live the American dream

Canada, on the other hand seems to keep most things in order

Compared to all of those crooks who are living south of our border

We have the same problem with Covid and not all our Provinces are on the same page

The same can be said on an agreement on the minimum wage

Trudeau is gambling on taking it all

Personally, I think he made a bad call

There’s no way he gets a majority government when this is complete

If he loses more support, he could end up in defeat

The Liberals and Conservatives are in for quite a race

The one who holds all the cards will be in third place

Singh and his NDP party will once again have the final word

They will have all the leverage even though they finished third

The number in each party may not be the same

However we will be back continuing this endless game

So maybe in Canada this can pass as a major crime

This whole election will end up being a complete waste of time

Looks like some major companies have decided to pick up the slack

Dealing with the vaccine requirements that some employees sorely lack

They have taken up the initiative to require them to take their shot

Some retail outlets are requiring proof to enter whether you like it or not

 As the Corona Virus waves go, we are now up to number four

Will we ever get to the point where we don’t have to count anymore?

The facts about all of this is out there plain and clear

The longer it lasts, the more we have to fear

They are now instructing social media to monitor their sites

It seems that many people can’t distinguish wrong from right

I can see how easily baffled you could be after surfing on the net

The more time you spend researching, the more confused you will get

Then if you turn on your television to watch a news station

Depending on the source, it can just add up to more aggravation

The trouble is it’s become political on either side of our border

Between our two nations, we can’t seem to get anything in order

Instead of ridding us of the virus, which should be our primary goal

They are more concerned with the latest popular poll

Now Canada is allowing Americans to enter upon our land

While the United States is closed to us, I just don’t understand

It’s not that I have any desire to wander south to visit there

I just think there shouldn’t be any coming and going anywhere

I look at Australia that has been aggressive right from the start

They shut down most of the country because the Delta virus was starting to chart

Being a country as well as an entire continent all in one

Is the reason they can get all of these things done

They have had thirty two thousand infections and nine hundred fifteen people have died

A five week shutdown to the city of Sydney was also applied

They haven’t pulled any punches and have managed to keep up the pace

The majority of the world has handled it with disgrace

So in our situation, perhaps we should let the companies and retailers handle the show

Let the government issue us our proofs of inoculations to be shown wherever we go

This way the politicians can’t try to win by choosing a side

The people of our nation will now have six more weeks to decide

Reward all those people who have taken their second shot

Those who abstain perhaps will give it a second thought

If you require a license to be allowed to drive

Why not issue one, because it might help us all to survive