BIG PLANS
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This morning as a 71 year old man walking with Deborah on a beach in Florida…
I thought back to the big plans I had as a boy…
plans that would bring me wealth and fame and lead to happiness and j...
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Categories:
outfielder, destiny,
Form: Rhyme
That's What They Say
...They say...
Still waters run deep...
Then why are there so many shallow people?
When it rains it pours...
Usually the day after I wash my truck.
Walk softly and carry a big stick...
Or wa...
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Categories:
outfielder, america, cheer up,
Form: Free verse
A U T H O R
...a belief in yourself that allows you to write
understandably brave, for all will not appreciate your words
taking a risk with every syllable for written is harsher than spoken
hoping it will all...
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Categories:
outfielder, writing,
Form: Acrostic
Crack of the Bat
...Bat, ball, and glove, a sacred rite of spring
Timeless afternoons of joy shared by all
Everyone gets a chance to give a swing
To meet the challenge: putting bat on ball.
Stretch, windup, ...
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Categories:
outfielder, baseball, sports, spring,
Form: Dizain
Unquotable Quotes - Iii
... Unquotable quotes - III
When in Rome, do as the Roman Nero.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the vain and the
insane.
A grenade a day keeps the refugee away.
Cut your coat ...
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Categories:
outfielder, games, humor, humorous, imagery,
Form: Epigram
The Game
...It was the 7th inning and the game was tied
The home team fans were filled with pride
The pitch comes in, the batter swings
A miss, a strike, to their feet the fans now spring
The second pi...
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Categories:
outfielder, sports,
Form: Rhyme
The Gambler
...In the rat infested basement
Of a gambler and his greed
guilty buckets of ashamedness
Catch what his heart will bleed
Though he may have loved another
His emotion's sometimes mixed
For it's the roma...
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Categories:
outfielder, introspection, life, people, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
A Baseball Player's Legacy
...The players take the field
Pitchers and catchers warm up
Pre-game practice is underway
The coaches and umpires discuss the rules
The coaches shake hands and walk away;
The home-plate umpire yell...
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Categories:
outfielder, children, people, sports, home,
Form: I do not know?