Off the Mound

And then there’s baseball … summer afternoons and evenings, hot dogs, pop, popcorn, thud of ball on bat, double-plays, chin music, that needed home-run …

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OFF THE MOUND                                

that fastball
brings in a circus catch
by the utility player
out the hot corner

the closer is in
and all sides roar
as we’re looking
at a moon-shot
on this rubber game
and I’m cheering
right out the batter’s box

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first published in The Camel Saloon

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Those Blue Shoes for ages 7-11 …  Weston’s … skill in juggling time past with time present … the plot unfolds with fast-paced action, mystery, suspense and even a ghost.    Joan Givner