I don't write much poetry, but I jotted off this little poem for the Yankees.
THIS WAS DELIVERED TO NICK SWISHER AND MOST OF THE TEAM VIA HIS PUBLICIST YESTERDAY MORNING = SPREAD THE WORD! FEEL FREE TO SHARE!
Dear God
From Babe Ruth to Thurman Munson
Bobby Murcer and all the rest
All of them wore pinstripes
All of them were the best.
There’s the great Iron Horse Lou Gehrig.
And who can forget Mick – number seven?
We proudly watched them play baseball
Now they’re all with You up in Heaven.
Twenty six times You graced us
And helped us to reach the top.
We know that You’re watching over us
And we’re hoping that You never stop.
There’s magic in being a Yankee fan
Through the good times and the bad.
We know that You’ve been on our team
When we’re happy and when we’re sad.
Please gather up our Old Timers
We need their pride and their love
Bring them to the stadium in the Bronx
So they can watch us from above.
Bless CC and Jeter and A-rod
Andy and Swish and the others
We need the guys in Baseball Heaven
To guide their Yankee brothers.
We’re ready to win twenty-seven
We’re knocking on that door.
Please send us Your strength and Your guidance.
And help us be winners once more.
We know You are a Yankee fan.For us,
You’ve always been there.
Help us lift that trophy one more time.
This is our Yankee prayer.
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The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it. ~Ernest Hemingway, interview in Paris Review, Spring 1958
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Oct 26, 2009 - 07 55
OMG that was perfect. Read it last night when they were losing 0-1. So glad they did it. On to #27!
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Oct 26, 2009 - 07 55
OMG that was perfect. Read it last night when they were losing 0-1. So glad they did it. On to #27!