Veterans Stadium

For thirty-three years, you stood there in full view to so may sightseers at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. South Philadelphia was the site where you stood. Sports memories were a plethora; they were both bad and good. To the Eagles you were home, where there were many games of football. From Franklin Field the birds would roam. You also hosted baseball, where the Phillies played many a game. I have remembered it all. Some players made the Hall of Fame. You remain as pictures and imagery because you no longer exist. Your presence no one will ever see. However, memories will persist.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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February 22, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Hi Robert: Being a sports fan, I could really connect with this poem...a grand slam!!!. Thank you for reading and commenting on my poem. Have a good one.
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