Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Baseball! Batter-up!

 

Baseball!
 
God’s game invented from His fantasy of image-Love pure
Diamond-perfect, chiseled rules, absolute fairness sure
 
Green emerald under sky-cerulean clouds stark-white
Red, white, blue unfurled waves most patriotic sight
 
Roster players, batting order, starting pitcher, strategy plans
Replete with cheering myriad fans overflowing stadium stands
 
Fair lines chalked, white bases staked, home plate brushed, umpires assigned
Manager, coaches, bat boy, too, the game complete designed, refined, resigned
 
All such conception only to prepare “First pitch” for this “game’s” inception
Each contest image by His purpose reflects one human life in introspection
 
“Let life’s game begin!” In earnest-sacred if ye muster courage dare
Challenge-play within contest rules; keep the ball in play---Fair!
 
Plot and plan and play-the-game, swing for the fences, tingle
Get on base for fun, hit by a pitch, a walk or even just a single
 
Develop love for baseball time-space into a lifelong passion-pleasure
Intuitive-sense nuance-subtle life-game comparison fashion-treasure
 
Create a move to make these simple events grand adventure compulsion
Learn like a school-child open-minded; authority respect; avoid expulsion
 
Entertain all spectators with talent-filled expended love-energy
Experience ebb and flow of gifted life’s awesome wondrous synergy
 
Excitement! Tied game! Bottom of 9th! Runner on 3rd! A bunt! The old “Suicide squeeze”!
A swirling cloud of dust at home! Umpire’s “Safe!” or “Out!” sure to distress or Please!
 
Within His infinite wisdom-love born simple-comfort baseball game
Life be a microcosm experiment of excitement conflagration flame
 
Through His will bestowed humble I enough time to life-play in space
When simple I have come and been and gone along consign me ashes
to His sacred baseball diamond humble life-place
Amen!
 
One final thought: Whether hits or runs or errors---Please!...
“Play ball!”

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