In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate and highlight our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to again offer daily poetry during April.
The Baseball of Winging Things
— Carla Stanley —
I would
like
to hawk
just
once
bunt
myself
screaming
down
the 3rd
base sky line
feel
the
wind
wind
thru
my
feathered hair
and care
for a 2nd
that
I was
1st a raven
(c) Carla Stanley Jan 10 2016
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Nice! Leave it to you, Carla, to juxtapose birds and baseball.
ha ha – so clever and bright and fun – from a creative mind out of the diamond – er, i mean box