The world,
caught off guard
as Russia takes control
of Crimea.
All eyes on Ottawa.
In a late night meeting,
a stern warning
is handed down
to a sweaty ambassador:
Moscow must immediately restore
Ukraine’s sovereignty,
or the Canada-Russia joint training
of the national curling teams
will be suspended.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, writes for Blacklock’s each and every Sunday) 
