Day in the Sun

A life spent cowering from pain will leave you so aching inside The gift you'd miss, from life's sweet kiss knowing you never even tried

Tatertot 

With the start of the first inning

as the wind whistled through the tree's

Our short stop had his shoulder broke

and the fates blew in on the breeze

 This team was a thorn in the side

of the Harding President's Club

It was on this night my son Tate

was scheduled to play as a sub

 

The kid pitching for North Union

hurled a cooking heater down field

You could hear that freight train coming

as it's hide was 'bout to be peeled

Their coach then rallied his talent

pressing their shoulders to the wheel

like natives dancing 'round a fire

driving devils who'd struck a deal

 A death defying mid-air, catch

the bounding, ball tossed on the run

The Devil was in town this night

riding in on the setting sun

They dove and slid then nearly flew

as if the angels rode their backs

While running bases half possessed

plowing the field with cleated tracks 

,

 The dice kept coming up seven

and oh prophetically so

When the sun had finally set

the score was seven to zero

 Come ye fathers follow your child

through the tough times every one

For the oft chance will someday come

when they will have finally won 

 

Tatertot last night 4/12/14

Author's Note

Americans love the underdogs. It is such an American thing to do. Because the thrill of a win from a team thought washed up gives us all hope that the dreams that were washed away in our own youth could be rekindled and burn again.Such is the nexus of the American soul!

Reviews

[Free_Soul]

very well written poem :) :)

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you very much

[Free_Soul]

Welcome :)

[just Penny]

You tell a great event here, capturing the tension and thrill of the game perfectly. Love the lines "You could hear that freight train coming as it's hide was 'bout to get peeled" Melissa put in this read request to me and I need to thank her because I enjoyed it very much :) Penny

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Penny I had such a time watching this game and try as i would no one could remember ever beating this bunch Last yr they run ruled us at 10 to 0

[Leslie Philibert]

I train a soccer team of handicapped youngsters. Our goalkeeper can only use one arm, our striker has epileptic fits, our middlefield players have mental problems and often sit down and look at the grass. And for me the best team in the world...

[Tate Morgan]

Leslie That is the greatest story You coulda told me. How I love to hear the way children learn and play practicing the efforts like a piece of music. Bravo I have a great respect for you growing in me.

[New Theory]

Beautifully etched poems, underdogs winning is an awesome thing because we are underdogs, their win is our win. That which assures us of our win.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you I guess it is always our dream to see our own pass the test of life itself and fight for their self respect

[New Theory]

Yes indeed, and that is so uplifting :)

[Ravyne Hawke]

A beautiful snapshot moment of baseball glory... love this, Tate

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Lori Oh if you could have only seen it It was beautiful .Last time we played this team they beat us 10 to 0 and left us injured on the field . This time the coin landed on its other side there is a god lol

[Ravyne Hawke]

lol.. I imagine your boys were thrilled by the turn of events.. would have loved to have seen thisread morelol.. I imagine your boys were thrilled by the turn of events.. would have loved to have seen this

[Tate Morgan]

It was just one of those moments that you were glad you hadnt missed

[Donald]

It is apparent you are an avid fan. You poem follows the flow of the game very well. It makes your passion show.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Donald i am an fan of this game it is the great leveler of pride and privilege.

[William Wapi]

No Baseball in Africa and as you'd guess I don't know one thing about the game. I've watched it a couple of times on ESPN and in a few movies and tried to understand it but no luck. However, I have enjoyed reading your poem big time! I have also gotten the message. You are a good writer, good work!

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you William It is great to hear you are a convert to the game as well as a fan of the work I hope you get the chance to play it once It is the national game here.

[David Lewis Paget]

I must admit, I know nothing at all about baseball. It's not a premier sport in Australia, but the action in this comes across remarkably well, and the rhythm, in most stanzas, flows. I think it rates highly in your work, Tate. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's one of the most enjoyable poems of yours that I've read.

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Dave It is the national sport here and the great leveler of men and means. I had a blast last night with this one. Our short stop had his shoulder stomped on and dislocated though.Thanks thats high praise coming from you

[Tate Morgan]

This game resembles in a small way the game of rounders and crickette But thats where the similarity ends lol

[Cory Barrett]

"The dice kept coming up seven
and oh prophetically so
When the sun had finally set
the score was seven to zero "

I enjoyed they entire poem, very very very American. But this stanza, this stanza i fell in love with. Baseball wonderfully comparable to a game of dice, on any given day one a team of lesser ability will triumph! As a father of a 2 year old I can only imagine the feeling... wonderful

[Tate Morgan]

Oh yeah the fates had aligned to favor their efforts and the mistakes of the other team were no different than ones we normally make But not that night. Thew loss of the short stop wes was enough to drive them to their best and how great it was .Our team had be tromped a week earlier held scoreless in a double header So this was as sweet as it gets

[Tate Morgan]

thank you sir

[FJ]

Well done. It brought back so many memories when I coached my son's team. They were all the players that the head coach didn't want so they put together a second team. Well, the castoffs went to the semi finals in the league championship and the big team wasn't so hot after all - they didn't even get an invite. We beat them in the standings.
In short, this poem is very meaningful for me. Thanks for posting it.

[Tate Morgan]

thank you Fj I am Tate nice to meet you

[Tate Morgan]

Oh I can relate to the team of misfits lol They often have the character and have already learned the art of humility