“Remember when we covered Cross Country Skiing here last January? What happened back then?”

Well some days before an “event”

That happened during skiing

I had taken a walk outside

Near the lake that had been iced over once like this:

No go,

You understand

Like, 2024 ice here:

No walking out there please,

Obviously,

However, one day

I saw a hockey game out there

Out closer to the far dock,

You understand

The signs say, I recall,

“Do not go on ice”

Couple of them, if memory serves,

Who was playing hockey on the ice that day?

Jan 2025, thereabout, pre 1/20 ski day,

They came with a coach

And two teams

And right out there on the remote part

Of that ice lake,

For a day, one day alone,

Which is strange to look at in memory,

Ok,

Because how is it a full game of ice hockey is taking place on this super sketchy ice,

You understand

Like, who and when?

Would threaten children so casually

A big hockey question,

Because that’s usually Canadian

And in Freehold that means untouchable in the extreme,

And where is it they come from

Because really they should not be out there…

This is 1/17/25

Ice is thicker than ‘24

But that’s as far as I got

You understand,

With the pole again

Ice hockey in question took place

To left and behind of this Island here,

You understand again,

Who checks ice and how?

What device?