Ode to Baseball
 

Was hoping to maybe get this published in a mag for a few bucks, but no luck yet. So, to share it with all the Great fans/collectors here on our "home away from the park" NET54. Hope you all enjoy. Was looking for work online one day and Baseball overtook my mind (What else is new). Comments Welcome!!! Most of all...THANKS to Baseball and all of you on here!

Ode to the Great Game: by Scott M. Roberts

Snow is on the ground, cold and dark, but soon it will go away
Green Grass will come out and for a long time will stay
Then the sounds we love to hear will be in the air
The Crack of the bat, the Vendor hawking dogs….and the umpj yells It’s fair
Every year, it’s a right of life, it started so many years in the past.
With King Kelly, Commy, Mugsy and the rest. Who knew it would always last.
Then came The Peach, Honus, Matty, and The Big Train
These guys were the heart and soul of our great game.
One day a man needed money to finance his broadway show.
He sold a big man to the Yankees, I think everyone knows.
The Great Bambino took over, and was bigger than the game it seemed
Home Runs brought people to their feet, with so many joyous screams
And for many years, through wars and depression, they all kept us sane
Gehrig, Foxx, Grove, The Hack, Ki Ki and Teddy Ballgame
Now, its many years later, and so many have come and gone
But guys like Harper, Trout and Betts keep the great game moving on
So, when we wake up, look at the grass and hear the crack of bat on ball
We know its finally here, so we will can only say “LETS PLAY BALL”.

Nice poem, Scott. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks sir!!