by the Village Elliott
For Willie Mays, born 5/6/1931
Eighty-six years ago, sixth of May,
“Second Genius” kid reborn to play:
Willie Mays, baseball sage,
Struts on Bard’s All-World Stage,
Kid’s fans shout giant birthday “Say, Hey!”
Reviving the Art of Baseball Doggerel
Between Willie Mays and William Shakespeare was Tallulah Bankhead:, incurable Giant fan: “There have been only two geniuses in the world—Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare. But, dahling, I think you’d better put Shakespeare first.”