Quarry
Extinct, fallow, weed-clogged
Cavities of harvested air
Look down upon the harbour
Where familial rock is set
Cut square and thrown
With brutal care beneath
These same feet passing mine
On this and other Sundays
© PJ Nolan 2005
Poem on the 2-1 Loss to the USA by the Canadian Men's Hockey Team In The
Gold Medal Game at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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*On The Game*
For a moment, while they played,
my father was alive again,
roaring at the TV -
come on! come on! -
and then, that overtime brutality -
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