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Hitting the Goal Post

A player skating on the ice any day, may steal the puck and go for a breakaway. One thing will upset any player the most. That’s taking a slap shot and hitting the post. A shot in the goal can be a game winner. He wants to put the puck past the goaltender. But one lousy break can haunt just like a ghost. It frustrates the player when he hits the post. The offense can set up a play that is fine; if they steal the puck, and go past the blue line. Scoring a goal can make any player boast. But how frustrating when the puck hits the post! Score a goal, and there are sirens and a light. To see the puck in the net, what a sweet sight! But one thing that is hated from coast to coast, is when the player’s shot bounces off the post.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 2/14/2011 5:45:00 AM
Very well done, Robert. Never played the game much, but filmed them for a local team we had. it was great fun..complete with commercials. Loved your poem. It's a winner for sure.
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Date: 2/14/2011 5:38:00 AM
Hockey is a phenomenal sport Robert and u have surely presented the many facets of the game in your great lines in this piece.. luv the first stanza as we watch hockey and those breakaways are thrilling luv.. enjoyed and Happy Valentine's Day ...
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Date: 2/14/2011 4:21:00 AM
Dear Robert; nice "shot" at the fav national sport. Great rhyme and rythmn. good poem, Gisele
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Date: 2/14/2011 3:34:00 AM
Robert, I think my puck has been hitting the goal post too much lately. The only goal I ever hoped to achieve was to find love for Valentine's Day. Dawn is emerging here now and although I see the humor in this poem, I can also feel the angst as I sit alone watching an orange glow grow above the sea. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 2/13/2011 8:06:00 PM
luckily our Canucks can find the net, must be those New York teams you're talking about, another good rhyme Robert
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