Outfield Poems - Poems about Outfield

CASEY’S SECOND CHANCE!

...The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day;
The score stood four to two, with but an inning left to play.
And when Cooney fell at first, and Barrows met the same,
A hush of sorrow...

Children's Poems IV

...Children's Poems IV

These are poems for children and poems about children and their mothers, fathers, grandmother, grandfathers and extended families. 



Boundless
by Michael R. Burch

for...

Yoga Pants

...I bought a pair of yoga pants 
Without the slightest urge
To practice yoga, but it wasn’t 
Too much of a splurge.

Reminds me of some other clothes
Designed for active wear.
My ski coat’s neve...

Take Me Out To the Ballgame

...Daddy, please take me out to the ball game
running the bleachers, enjoying the fame 
buy me some warm peanuts and crackerjacks
let the ball fly to the outfield with a whack!

Daddy, can I go pla...

In God We Trust: Senryu Part 1

...3/23/22
Fits of happiness
Are always joining in
Ending never more 

3/22/22
Not to be peaceful
Is a crime against makers
Always seeking joy

3/16/22
Family is king 
Or is that the Lord Je...

A Fraction of My Sense of Humor

...A fraction of my sense of humor 
retains and loves full blown sarcasm mode.
I have to watch it at work.
I deal with children.
They are experts at it.
At home my husband catches my barbs in his g...

Spring Training

...The spring has arrived
In Arizona
and in Florida
The teams get ready
to train for baseball.

That time again
for bats and balls,
batting helmets,
gloves and spike shoes.

The infield
and ...

Hammerin' Hank

...
He was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama.
Soon, he was famous all over America.
He played for the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta.
Considered to be among professional baseball's elite,
...

Poems About Children Iv

...Poems about Children IV

Salat Days
by Michael R. Burch

Dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Paul Ray Burch, Sr.

I remember how my grandfather used to pick poke salat ...
though first...

Poems About Fathers and Grandfathers Iii

...Poems about Fathers and Grandfathers III




Success
by Michael R. Burch

for Jeremy

We need our children to keep us humble
between toast and marmalade;

there is no time for a ticker-t...

Opening Day With a Little Delay

...Opening Day with a Little Delay

Take me out to the ball game
 Of balls and strikes - bloopers and perfect games; 
 Basket catches, ERA’S, country hardball;
 Foul balls, the pick off, intentiona...

God's Thumbnail

...My youngest daughter passed in 2003.  She left me the memory of the crescent moon, "God’s Thumbnail." She loved “Angels in the Outfield” and always said, “Look Mommy God’s Thumbnail.” Whe...

Spring Training

...geese in the outfield
bluejays in the batter's box
stealing signals


John G. Lawless
4/6/2020...

Eternal Spring Training For Chace Numata

...I’m not sure
I have the strength anymore
To be discovered

Stepping into the cold black lake of February
Clopping to work in frozen slop
Snow snarling at my ankles

Car coughing
Windshield g...

That Is Two Strikes He Says

...Max is five and bossy beyond compare.
Stand there, he orders me. 
No. There!  Right there!
I am his grandma, so I comply.

He gets to be the batter as usual.
I am the pitcher and the outfield. ...

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