By Ember Nickel
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The first bright streaks are quiet now. Above
The brash background, the paintbrush sinks into
The paint. This is just the beginning of
The season. Time for layer number two.
It won’t look like this when the year is done.
Most paint will cover over what’s below.
The topmost layer will display who won,
And only what shines through will let us know
What else took place. X-rays might let us see
Archives and dry box scores. But from a glance
The peaks and valleys will be brightest. We
Might forget what’s partly just random chance
As it’s overpainted. But that is how
All seasons go. We’ll enjoy the streaks now.
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A former contributor to Baseball Toaster, Ember’s blog is Lipogram! Scorecard!.
Posted 5/7/09