Robert Pettit Poet Rhyme

Shea Stadium

It has been home to baseball’s New York Mets.
For a time, it also housed football’s New York Jets.
This is a place practically any New Yorker knows.
It was part of the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows.
This has been a spawning ground of sports history and more.
It first opened its doors in 1964.

Look out in centerfield, and new construction you will see.
What is there is a rising new sports facility.
Citi Field, soon to be home for the Mets will look fine.
New Yorkers will see games there starting in 2009.

After 2008, Shea Stadium will be history.
However, it will stand in any Mets fan’s memory.

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Ellen Fahey February 20, 2011 at 9:30 AM Mets fan, Robert? Personally, I am a Yankees fan, but I still enjoy your poem very much!! Ellen

Carolyn Devonshire February 19, 2011 at 3:24 PM Shea stadium certainly stands out in my memory, Robert. When I was a little girl, Dad took me there to see double-headers. Your poem brings back fond memories. Haven't been to Citi Field, but Shea Stadium was a great place to visit! Very much enjoyed your recollections of this landmark. Love, Carolyn