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btw there were clouds on that day. 

Gee, What a Cloudy Memory

Oh, dear what could the matter be?       
At twice the ripen age of three   
Was standing to bat at the tee   
Though staring blankly at a tree
“Take a swing,” the coach was a she   
Agreeing, taking it firmly          
Hitting and Sending the ball free   
Then sprinting expeditiously
A slide worthy of the laundry                
“Keep running,” they all said loudly      
“What? Huh? Run?” I said breathlessly    
The other team look on eagerly 
“Oh, ya,” was the last to hit, lovely
Taking two steps, "out!" no mercy       
That's it. No more baseball for me
My last t-ball activity


February 11, 2018  Updated 5/14/2019
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Hoffman Avatar
February 13, 2018 at 8:53 PM
Such a cute nostalgic write G., love the down to earth (the slide, laundry) humor in it too! Good luck in the contest!~Che :)
Jay Avatar
February 14, 2018 at 9:44 AM
you made me realize this could also be a tide add. replace the last two lines with "then overheard my mother shout. 'son, no frets, those stains will come out.' standing next to her was my dad. with two thumbs up, 'son a Tide add.' " -I guess, i redo this and submit it as another poem for the in the contest of Oh, dear what could the matter be?" thanks.
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