by Stephen Jones
An ivy leaf from Wrigley Field
It must be like a fine wine,
vintage 2016
And that doesn’t include S&H,
which is $15 per leaf And
there’s a limit: 10 leaves/customer
Why so few–
is there a shortage?
Or is it concern–
that too many leaves
makes a bouquet?
Nonetheless, it is a leaf
and not some dirt,
like the Yankees sold one time
That’s right–it was dirt,
just plain dirt
At least the leaf grew–and
flourished–just like the team.
I’d be willing to bet that someone on this planet might even be willing to buy an empty container of air if they were convinced that it had been exhaled by Babe Ruth.