Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Home Run

 





Bless the ones who try each day

or sometimes for a lark

wind up put the bottle down

then smash it out the park.


Batting in the ninth position

tenth is on the bench, still

the ball comes in for him

and out there is the fence.


Baby on at second

mother coaches third

and the series clincher

this one is for the world!


Swing and miss take a sign

there's a ball! Outsider.

Bless the player tries again

the next one high and tighter.


All the outfield playing in

joking with each other

all the pitches curving round

but a few are hotter.


Then center fielder hears a ping

looks up sees a bother

or a bird, da plane

a bee


a bottle of his mother.


Seems to want to keep on rising

headed for the store

refund needed feed the baby

home again Dad owns.


Saving fifty bucks a week

batting clean up now

daughter scoring lots of runs

having winner fun.


Hey! Nobody's perfect!

Still striking out a lot

but, occasionally

he catches one


and puts it out the park.

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