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 work out, and you will connect with someone else
outfielder catching fly balls, sometimes in the head
risk is worth it in the end, for you are sharing your truth
Categories:
outfielder, writing,
Form: Acrostic
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, and pitch, a flaming fastball
Hitter gives it flight with resounding crack
Outfielder’s eyes wide, then pedaling back
Jubilant bat toss, he breaks into run
Pitcher’s shoulders droop, his jaw going slack
Outfielder against fence, it’s a home run!
4/10/16
Categories:
outfielder, baseball, sports, spring,
Form: Dizain
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 pitch comes in quite fast
A swing, a miss, strike two is cast
The fans are cheering on their team
The third ball needs to be supreme
The crowd grows silent as the pitch is thrown
A swing, a hit, the fans now groan
It looks like it will be a home run
But the fielder jumps, and catches that one!
They then went on to win the game
The outfielder, a hero he became
Joseph May
12/15/15
Categories:
outfielder, sports,
Form: Rhyme
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 romance of casinos
Where he needs to get his fix
A barrage of useless numbers
Flow thickly through his mind
As he deciphers the statistics
Of who will win this time
And later on you'll see him sweating
Every game that he will watch
Profanities under his breath
As he shoots another Scotch
For his outfielder makes an error
His quarterback gets sacked
He needs but half a point
For the over that he lacks
And if it doesn't turn out too well
Don't step in his way
Let him calm himself tonight
For tomorrow's another day
Categories:
outfielder, introspection, life, people, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme