Play Ball
In Anticipation of Our First Post-Pandemic
Baseball Game Tomorrow Morning
So this is
how it goes.
The field
is mowed.
The bases
are added.
The dirt
is raked.
The lines
are drawn.
The teams
assemble.
The players
warm up.
The crowd
arrives.
The sun
comes out.
The catcher
turns.
The umpire
provides a ball.
The catcher
throws it.
The pitcher
catches it.
The pitcher
warms up.
The batter
practice swings.
The umpire
says, “play ball”!
The batter
steps in.
The pitcher
settles.
The pitcher
rocks.
The pitcher
throws.
The batter
swings.
The bat
cracks.
The batter
runs.
The fielders
react.
The world
pauses.
The crowd
cheers.
The world
exhales.
4 thoughts on "Play Ball"
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Yes–the neat, separate, thought-out steps, of each individual piece cautiously reassembling …
Nicely evoking what it will feel like to come out of quarantine (we hope)
Loved it, especially the form you chose, it came together like the innings of a ballgame.
I like the form for its inevitability.