Thought Of You Today
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Been raining all week. This morning started off with a bit of sun and it got me reminiscing. About my youth. About you. Next month marks one year since your passing. We spent the last seven months ...
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Categories:
grounder, appreciation, in memoriam,
Form: Haibun
Who Was Vin Scully
...That really is my trademark. Day to day, week in, week out. If something happens and the crowd roars, I shut up.
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Good is not good when better is expected.
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Don’t let the winds blow you...
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Categories:
grounder, america, baseball, dream, wisdom,
Form: Prose
Twenty Four Hours
...11/17/16
He did not hit no home run, it was a grounder
How many cabinets or counters
Have some sort of white powder
Many meals cooked with flour
Familiar with the Two Towers
As...
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Categories:
grounder, poetry, rap, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Hitting Softballs By the Field House
...“yeah man, call out
‘aye laddie’ to claim the
ball.” we laughed, and he
hit a grounder, followed by a
pop fly, followed by another
grounder, all thrown back to
the proximity of the pitcher.
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Categories:
grounder, baseball, friendship, fun, games,
Form: Free verse
Unfair
...Sometimes in life, though we’ve paid all our dues,
We’re given the screws; we’ve been had and we lose.
The shot that we thought was our best one has failed.
Our hopes have derailed; opponents prevail...
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Categories:
grounder, life,
Form: Couplet
Ice-Cream Baseball
...As a new father I coached my little league son
He was clumsy and uncoordinated
Picked dandelions in the outfield
Watched bumble bees fly and hum
Would run to a grounder and watch it stop
pick...
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Categories:
grounder, father, funny, nostalgia, son,
Form: Rhyme
Fan Interference
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To all of you fans sitting close to the field:
When you see a fair grounder coming, please yield.
That means that the ball coming is still in play.
If you interfere, you just might ruin the ...
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Categories:
grounder, people, sports, may,
Form: Rhyme
Baseball
...Time to head out to Turner Field
I will surley not yield
Everyone knows my team, the braves
Even the ones in caves
To watch McCain hit a homer
And watch Chipper field a grounder
Nothing f...
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Categories:
grounder, sportshome, home,
Form: Couplet