NATIONAL POETRY MONTH....Day 11

I enjoy baseball especially when it first begins and then during the playoffs.  What I like to see is how my teams that I follow are doing the first weeks of the new season.  Over the years I’ve composed pieces about baseball for some reason.  After seeing the final score late last evening for my one team I became disappointed.  They’ve been doing really good but suffered a huge loss yesterday.  I thought about games (minor league ones) I attended in the past.  I remember spring training ones I’ve seen.  The boys of summer put on a good show every time they play.  It was late last night/early morning that I began doing today’s piece. The other team I follow won their game.  Today both my teams are traveling and will be playing tomorrow; I won’t be checking scores today. 

Baseball the great America pastime as they say.  

Until tomorrow....enjoy the day. 

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                 DAY ELEVEN

         “RETURN to the DIAMOND”

        © Scottie-ann Murphy

Back to the diamond they return....

   The Boys of Summer

Another season begins

  One hundred sixty-two games played

    by thirty teams 

From late March to late September 

They pitch the ball.....

     They hit the ball....

          They catch the ball....

              They run the bases....

                  And try to steal bases if possible 

Fouls, strikes, balls, home runs

   Errors, ERAs, top of the inning and bottom 

       of the inning

terms heard throughout the season

Pitcher, catcher, shortstop, center, right and  left fielders, first, second and third baseman make up the team

Peanuts....hot dogs....cold beer 

  vendors shout as they stroll through the 

           stadium 

Fans stand for the National Anthem 

   First pitch thrown 

 Top of the first inning commences

Boos, jeers and cheers for plays good 

             and bad 

Seventh inning stretch....many stand 

    working out kinks from sitting too long

Nine innings played.....sometime more

Boys of summer give the fans a good show 

      each game played