First Time Around

A smile on her face
and a gleam in her eye,
zeal gets her on first.
      W A T C H
Next play, pure luck
pitcher overthrows second.
She's half-way round.
       F O C U S
Third batter bunts;
out number one at first,
She makes it to third.
       G L E A M 
Sacrifice fly ball
she heads for home.
Ump bellows, "Safe!"
        S M I L E


April 4, 2020

Quote # 3: "A smile on her face and a gleam in her eye" - From the poem 'Batter Up' by Eve Roper

contest:  Poetic lines from a Poetry Soup Poet, Eve Roper
sponsor: Silent One

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Date: 4/13/2020 11:05:00 PM
Back with a big congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve
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Date: 4/13/2020 1:49:00 PM
- Wonderful poetic lines ... congratulations on your win, R.A.P. :) - hugs and smile // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 4/13/2020 7:36:00 AM
Nice one.. Congrats on your placement in the contest.
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Date: 4/13/2020 9:59:00 AM
Thanks, Silent, it was a great tribute to Eve; she deserves the honor. I appreciate the placement.
Date: 4/4/2020 12:10:00 PM
Oh, Reason, you make me smile :) Love your poem for the entry. Good luck.. Hugs Eve
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Date: 4/4/2020 11:20:00 PM
Thanks, Eve. Twas a good line and could be used in a thousand different scenarios. Baseball is one of the few sports I understand at all. My son played for years.
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