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 …
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
first published in The Camel Saloon
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