by Stephen Jones
Standing at the edge of a long, dusty road
I watched a procession slowly pass me by:
A peddler dressed in a motley of old and new
Followed by a patient, plodding mule
And a creaking, groaning two-wheel cart
Piled high with neatly stacked baseball bats.
The peddler, his face lined by many seasons,
Nodded to me, then jerked his thumb up
To a sign plain-as-day overhead.
I looked and read: “October Straight Ahead.”
Then he grinned — his eyes were bright as suns —
And signaled me to follow, and I did.
I hope that Yankees batters will pick up some of those bats from the peddler’s cart and make good use of them in October. But don’t forget your gloves and your running shoes, guys! You’ll need them!
Love the images! And it connects – like a bat with a ball!