Assembly Reflection for Resident Poet - Graham MacDonald Hounds Tour North Dakota TRIP TO HAZEN NORTH DAKOTA
5a.m. the bus was packed - The Hounds were on their way. It was hockey in North Dakota- They invited us down to play.
A storm was brewin'-the roads were ice. The snow was piled deep. 39 boys were unperturbed, As we quickly went to sleep.
Wilcox, Weyburn, Estevan Soon Canada would be left behind. But first the border-I.D., questions. The 49th a much more tenser line.
But after some pointed questions, And satisfied with the 'whats' and 'whys', They waved us on and from the bus, Came relief and a relaxing sigh.
Since Iraq Canada and U.S. relations, Have been somewhat strained. As 'boos' came out during the anthems, At U.S./Canada games.
Cherry's Coaches Corner blasting, Canada for not being there. The U.S. Ambassadors' tongue lashing, Has helped create tension in the air.
Now were going to play hockey, In Hazen U.S.A. How will they greet us-or will the politics Be the subject of the day.
But then we passed a sign, That greeted people to their town. That summed up their feelings, To Notre Dame and the battling Hounds.
On the front it read-Please Bring Our Boys- Home Safe From the War in Iraq. And, Welcome Notre Dame from Canada Was printed on the back |
