Life of a Hockey Puck

Accidental Poet



 

Uh-oh, here we go

I hit the ice

Smack, hey that hurt

 Can’t you guys play nice

 

Bang, crash, bang

I hit the boards

Sticks fighting for me

Soon I’ll be scored

 

Suddenly I’m free

Passed to a teammate

Stickhandling me

Then bounced off his skate

 

I get passed again

SLAP! OUCH, that’s my butt

The goalie catches me

So proud, he struts

 

A new faceoff

Again, I get smacked around

Another slapshot

And in the net, I’m found

 

I thought scoring

Was supposed to feel good

Nothing else I’d rather do

Get my butt spanked by wood

 

What’s that?

Three periods of this you say

OUCH, this is gonna be a long game

Deflect me into the stands, out of play

 

Battered and bruised

I’d love to be a souvenir

Up on a quiet shelf

Telling war stories with friends near

 

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Comments7

  • Christina8

    I don't know much about hockey but I know a great poem when I see it! great job!

    • Accidental Poet

      Thank you Christina for reading and your huge compliment. 😁

    • L. B. Mek

      but in blinding mist
      of testosterone infused, sporting
      levels of heightened
      competitive zeal, we notice little
      its only after
      when our bruises blossom
      we realise
      'ahhhh, that bloody hurts...!'
      lol
      (a fun read
      thanks for sharing, dear poet)

      • Accidental Poet

        And thank you LB for reading and your play-by-play commentary. 😁

      • orchidee

        Good write AP.

        • Accidental Poet

          Hope you have all your teef after that slap shot Orchi. I hope your teef didn't damage the puck. 😆

        • Rozina

          Fascinating game. Fast moving poem, painful!

          • Accidental Poet

            Thanks Rozina. Painful, only for Orchi. He can't find his teef. 😮

          • Goldfinch60

            Wonderful fun write AP, I did a similar one some time ago about a croquet ball.

            Andy

            • Accidental Poet

              Yes, I think i saw that one, have to go back and review it again for the game's sake. 😃

            • Neville



              For pucks sake .. you really are a funny old pucker AP .. and way ahead of the game .. Neville 🙂

            • DestinysPerspectives

              I love the way you paid so much attention to the sensory details with just enough descriptive words that I felt as if I was the hockey puck. Sometimes poets can get lost in too many descriptive lines that the reader looses focus but you did it perfectly. You really brought the hockey puck to life. Thank you for sharing this with us.

              • Accidental Poet

                Thanks Destiny for your positive and encouraging review. I did try to write this from the viewpoint of the puck, from the pain to the longing for retirement to a quiet shelf as a souvenir. Thank you for reading and the compliment. 😃



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