by George Bowering
I’ll never see his like again,
My favourite hitter, Ferris Fain.
In London, Amsterdam and Paris,
They talk of nothing else but Ferris.
He always managed to amaze,
This handsome batsman of the A’s.
In 2002, George Bowering was appointed the first Parliamentary Poet Laureate of Canada. His newest book, The Diamond Alphabet, is now available from BookThug.
The way George strings his lines in two
Is something I should try to do.
George Bowering will be having a book release party for The Baseball Alphabet on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 at the Granville Island Brewery in Vancouver, BC. Go out and show your support!
I know I wouldn’t have a chance
trying to hit off Bobby Schantz
All the girls would snort and sniff
watching Bobby make me whiff
Once he threw me high and tight
I’d drop my bat and say good night.