Caren Krutsinger Poet Light Verse

Grandma I Am In Position

A large round blue ball.
A plastic bat, faded beyond belief.
An enthusiastic four-year-old grandson.

“Grandma, I am in position,” he says. “Throw the ball.”
Bam. It hits me on the top of the head, delighting him.
“You are a natural slugger, “I tell him.  
We repeat these steps about three hundred times.

“Five more minutes,” I say.
“Ten more,” he answers.
He was exhausted in about eight.
“You are throwing it wrong!” he told me haughtily.
Confidence! Nothing like it.

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M. L. Kiser May 7, 2019 at 8:33 AM Bahaha! That's the way it goes...shame on you for throwing that ball wrong. Caren Krutsinger May 7, 2019 at 10:57 AM I know right?

Panagiota Romios May 7, 2019 at 2:48 AM Yes! Thats how my grandson began,he was so teeny. He's now in Little League, all stars last year. He pitched a ball at a Minor League game He was so excited. I never dreamed that little practice led to all this, but his Dad gets the credit not me. Been his coach at least 8 years. Play ball..write Poems support friends panagiota Caren Krutsinger May 7, 2019 at 5:14 AM Playing ball is wonderful. The pitcher! He must be good! That rarely happens!