Poem Of The Month (May - 2020)

The Seasons

I like the Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall

I like baseball, football, track and basketball

I like the sun, snow, the sleet and rain

I like the thrill of victory and the agony of the lost game

The characters of the game, the ones who gain fame

The falling of the leaves, and the smell of the plains

The green pollen stains as Spring saunters in

The pledge of “going to Disney World”, after the Super Bowl win

I like the rising sun; in track, the sound of the gun

And the way the sprinters warm up, getting hyped for the run

The whistle blow from the official and the technical fouls

And the cheering of the crowd, when they start to go wild

I long for cold weather in the summer, yearn for fall in the spring

Yearn for the National Anthem that a musical artist sings

I yearn for hot weather in the winter because it’s so much fun

To see Griffey, Sosa, or Bonds smash a long home run

Iverson, Kobe Bryant and the new young superstars

I long to see them showcase their talents, wherever they are

The spiking of the football, I definitely like

And the youngsters emulating athletes, trying to “Be Like Mike”

In other words, sports imitates the weather and there is no reason

For anyone not to have fun throughout the four seasons