After Norman Rockwell, “Tough Call” (1949)
Play ball, Rocky:
hey umps, yes, I’m weighing in here,
play ball, Rocky,
a minor inundation; hell,
possibly because it’s April
the season’s young, you may as well
play ball, Rocky.
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After Norman Rockwell, “Tough Call” (1949)
Play ball, Rocky:
hey umps, yes, I’m weighing in here,
play ball, Rocky,
a minor inundation; hell,
possibly because it’s April
the season’s young, you may as well
play ball, Rocky.