Monday, January 17, 2011

the small town monk


no robes                     down jacket
no sandals                  steel toes
no meditation stick      hockey stick
no tonsure                   toque


cold bundled
meting out wisdom
out behind the Zamboni doors

quick cigarette pulls
hockey stick stories
sketched poems
tucked workboot deep


thanx to the dox
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16 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    I love your hockey monk poem a lot! And tucking the poem in your boot:)

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  2. Human ParadoxJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Man, makes me thirsty for a quart down at the legion. 'Lotta rough old monks down there. Good one OO.

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  3. AndreasJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    love this (love the word Zamboni).
    thanks for your visit.

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  4. Brian MillerJanuary 18, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    just went to a hockey game the other day...may have saw him...and i like the break int he first stanza bleeding in...nice one shot.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Oh, I love this a lot. I've got to check out your blog. The everyday monk. I like it.

    My one shot: http://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/old-love-one-shot-wednesday/

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  6. hedgewitchJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Wisdom lurks around in the strangest, and in the least strange places. Fine poem, and the structuring and skips were perfect.

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  7. PattiKenJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    This is wonderful. I love seeing an everyday man "outed" as a man of wisdom. They hide all around us.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    jesus saves, but the small town monk stuffs in the rebound!

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  9. flaubertJanuary 19, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Yep Ollie, this is a good one and I love the last stanza.
    Pamela

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  10. signed...bkmJanuary 19, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Oh you got me....I love hockey....bring it on...bkm

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  11. Carrie Van HornJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Ollie this is such a great ode to a tremendous sport...love it! :-)

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  12. Shashidhar SharmaJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Hi Ollie

    Its a very interesting verse.. I liked it.

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com
    Twitter: @VerseEveryDay

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    Quick wit and a hockey stick.. Love it.

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  14. Woman in a WindowJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    Looking mighty Canadian. Wondering how many monks I have passed by without knowing?

    xo
    erin

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  15. Steve IsaakJanuary 25, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    Good use of language/interesting structure.

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  16. Bethany AnnMarch 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    you said "toque". you might be a "neighbour" of mine.

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