By Raphael Badagliacca
there is the moment
when the ball leaves the bat
setting everything in motion
splintering the sky
into a spectacle
of unimagined colors
out of the green out of the white
out of the blue
the unexplained figure in the distance
shattering every notion
of the possible
with the impossible
Painting of Willie Mays’ “The Catch” by wonderful baseball artist Margie Lawrence. Rafael says on Facebook, “I am proud to say I own this painting of Margie’s. Seeing it the first time, here is the poem I wrote that convinced me I needed it.” It occurred on this date in 1954. Copyright 2014 by Raphael Baddagliacca.