We Miss You Foster
We Miss You Foster
We miss you Foster
for all the games
you called.
The abashing
enthusiasm
resonated
from wall to wall.
For it was
Hockey Night in Canada
every fall we shared.
Knowing
once a week
you would
still be there.
Glued
was the family
to their
T.V. sets
at the start of each night.
We turned up the volume
and turned down
our lights.
We thank you
for what you gave us
as children
of the past.
For the sound
of memories
that would
forever last.
Everyone had a bowl
of homemade popcorn
and a bottle of coke.
While Foster
called out
the opponents' names
this fired
and provoked.
Every person
at Maple Leaf Gardens
was just common folks.
They screamed
in a wild frenzy
on every check
and a poke.
We thank you
Again Foster
for what you brought
to the game.
You will always
be remembered
As Foster
the voice
from the hockey
Hall of Fame.
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Submitted on July 05, 2016
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