You are just a little piece of round black vulcanized rubber

Three inches in diameter and one inch thick

Kept in a bucket in ice before every game

But Oh! how you can affect a dedicated team player, a nation, and

Many a devoted old and young fan

For your position on a stick, in a glove or out or in a net

Can affect the fortunes of so many

Yes - your just a hockey puck

But the future of every hockey game depends on

Where you end up every night

So what a great honour for you to have

So stay hard and tough cause we need you to last the whole game

john soltis

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-a-hockey-puck/