Boys and Baseball-Story Poem

Many parts of life's puzzle pieces are not a wonderful life. Some 50 years ago, my best friend and boss left his wife And abandoned his four minor children for another woman. It was very shocking to everyone, so hard to understand. But out of their pain and mine, there emerged an act Of Kindness that reached out to their boys and fought back. I was 23, and they were great kids of about 10 and 12. Their father was a giant of a spiritual man that slipped and failed. I took them to a baseball game that became more than a 'pastime' game. Seeing Chicago cubs like Ron Santos and Ernie Banks was more than 'fame'. To these boys, at a time like theirs, it was part of a healing process. For me, it's a treasured memory that recalls me caring at my very best. Over time, that marriage was restored, and the father of those boys returned. In our life's journeys, we must pause sometimes and recall the lessons learned.