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The Game |
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KJOTT Member
since 2012-12-26
Posts 87Canada |
This is a rewrite, reformat and retitle of an earlier piece. It may be a little abstract for some tastes. The Game He does what I have yearned to do as well so easily you know it flows with the arc of baseballs in a mid-flight-from-outfield -to-second-base-and-home-plate-night-game So easily the smack of distant leather the eyes of past lives squinted shut and forward eyes seized by the moment, merge in the slur of motion— ball to glove to escape veloc... Peanuts, beer and hotdog vendors shouting— urging with every other screaming throat Out! You buncha losers! C'mon cmon cmon! Safe! Allow the call or fault it— either way Smouldering moon over fallen dark embers —Fragments rising in corkscrew red-gold rhythms . |
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Bluesy Socrateaser Member Elite
since 2002-11-07
Posts 2417In The Mirror |
At first, I found myself reaching out for a hot dog and a beer. After that, it was watching the "the big bambino" making eyes at the center field wall. Then the ghostly Flatbush "bums" of Ebbets came to mind. In other words, your poetry was a good read and set me to thinking. The beauty in abstract is that I can have it my way without having to be right or wrong. I like that. ...just bein' Bluesy |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ahhh . . . Dem bums. Hated it when they moved to LA. ~*~ Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. ~*~ |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
I really liked this piece... the passion that can encapsulate the game builds and bleeds through it. Nicely done. Michael |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
olove the atmosphere, baseaball I guess is a very sympathical game, nice write, yann |
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