Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July Covid-19 P.A.D. – Day 5
“Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio?”
“What sport, if any, do you miss? Do you miss them at all? Do you revel in having your “Sundays” back? Present a poem of the sport you miss or wished stayed permanently away. You can even write that carefree Sunday afternoon. Just be a sport about it and write without malice, Alice! Poem On!”
Baseball makes my husband
smile. All this while,
he has grudgingly contented
himself with old broadcasts.
Not the same. Nor will it be
with an empty stadium. If
teams begin playing late
in the season, he will have
a reason to smile. So,
let’s bring baseball back.
After all, they are not
the Boys of Winter.
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