by Raphael Badagliacca
Now that we’ve grown up
You are the one we want to be
Always steady under pressure
Famous for coming through
Quoted by senators and presidents
Comfortable in your celebrity,
Wearing it like an old shoe.
From the collection The Yogi Poems and Other Celebrations of Local Baseball, which can be purchased here.
Nice!
I completely forgot about this until I heard the news today, oh boy.
“Yoo Hoo, Yogi”
The Village Elliott: 9/15
Dad said, “To get rich, invest this way:
Get inside tip, buy low, soon will pay;
Just tipped, ‘Yogi’s Yoo hoo’,
Same guy tipped Boyer, too.”
Mom tipped idea, seems she had last say