Baseball Urban Poems

Gateway town, Mississippi and Missouri river flooding confluence,
with its celebration of manifest destiny, its looming, iconic archway.
Stainless westward marker, its culture flowed southward for influence
within...

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I was born
in October of 
   1955
One could hear 
  the World Series 
from the hospital room 
The famous series where
 ...

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We say the word, “mental”,
like we would spit.
But there are no pills
for waking dreams;
the pills that we 
could only take in dreams
to take us to...

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The sun is 
shining red as it 
descends from the heavens

Outside my window I 
see its brilliant light 

This city is 
where the fate of...

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Sitting here listening to 
 baseball game on my radio 
   I feel the joy of the new season
Halloween and leaves changing 
...

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Went to see a minor league game 
  in the fabled borough of Brooklyn 
   Ate hot dogs at Nathan's 
then headed...

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One feels so alive 
   at baseball games
   You are a part 
of something there
Something bigger 
than yourself
   As...

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The green field 
spread out 
   in front of us 
The smell of beer, pretzels, hot dogs
    The cheers from...

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No Drugs For Me


I saw this boy walking down the street,

with the coolest trainers on his feet,

he said "hey geezer in the baseball cap,

sort me...

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Southside Sunset
Poverty stricken pink, purple, orange incognito 
After chasing down the poor paleta man and taking his stock of Paletas de Limon
The Fantastic Four, always...

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