The Roger Clemens Trial, So Far
by Stephen Jones
5 weeks & 3 dismissed jurors later
(jurors having fallen asleep
during counsel’s endless
seemingly pointless examination
& then by law let go)
this trial has exceeded boredom
is now treading in dysfunctional limbo
& has left a bitter taste:
day-by-day less truth is being
oberved/served & one could wish
somebody would call off the whole
thing on account “of legal rain”
Cub Fans Bid Kid K Adieu
by James Finn Garner
It’s not 14 years.
Really?
Since Kid K choked the Stros?
Ah, but what’s 14 years anyway,
In a Cub fan’s memory?
A short trip to the DL
And he’d be back again
Better than ever
Ready to win
Again, again, again . . .
Then one last, sweet K
On three straight pitches
And a hug from his Justin on the dugout steps
A kid for all time
Youth ready, on tap
Hope in pinstripes
I was always a Cub, I’ve always been a Cub, and I’ll always continue to be a Cub.
What’s 14 years anyway,
In a Cub fan’s memory?
Roger Clemens
by Stephen Jones
Permissible or not
There seems to be a drought
Of honesty afoot
Pitching maybe-perjury
Clemens seems for once
To be outta his league
His domineering stance
On the mound not found
Now drugs/performance
An arguance
More finger pointing it seems
As ugly truths are exhumed
Say “Hi” To Gary Carter
by Stephen Jones
Say “Hi” to “The Kid”
who never missed a beat/bat
of enthusiasm & protocol
even when his locker room
teammates were elsewhere
who believed baseball is a game
not of dollars & nonsense
who never cursed ‘cept once
in Game 6 the ’86 World Series
when on first base he swore
“I will not lose this damn game”
heart owning the whole thing
& who maintained a standard
beyond “behind home plate”
& something we could all learn from
Red Sox Furor Over Bobby Valentine Candor
by Stephen Jones
How thin-skinned Red Sox players
Seemingly are off-stage
Dramatically running to defend
“Slighted” comrade Youkilis
It seems nothing in Boston functions
Without turmoil
And there’s no such thing as “just a blip”
On Boston’s radar
So what’s next in Bean . . . no
“Diva” Town?
Saddle up City of Boston
For a bumpy summer stage
