The news this morning
came with the toll
of Tubular Bells
flying up my news feed
like a teleportation
to my youth
Canada – Russia ’72
Paul Henderson
The Golden Goal
and the tall man
leaning on his stick
game face on
beloved son
of a country
looking for a sign
of what is good
in a time
when the margins
blurred like the blue line
beneath Lafleur’s skates
thoughtful, taciturn
a symbol of what we were
and still are
Les Canadiens qui se souviennent,
Merci Ken, seule merci!
and God’s speed
to Summer’s end
and the great training camp
in the sky…
A bientot!
ml’25
(the news came this morning that one of Canada’s greatest sons, Ken Dryden, has passed away.)