Poetry

Home Plate

Ross Mangels

Ah, Baseball!My favorite sport.I feel the excitementand adrenalin running through meAs we begin the game.I’m in my favorite position,The catcher’s spot,With the batter right beside me.I sign the pitch to the pitcherAnd the pitcher winds up.I see the ball sailing toward meAnd I hear the thud of the ball in my mitt.But wait, what’s this?A man stealing second?I must throw him out!I pop up as quick as I can,To zap the ball to the second baseman.The throw,The slide,The tag.And the umpire calls it… OUT!Hooray!As I squat down for the next pitch,I smile and think,“This is where I belong,Right behind Home Plate.”

Home Plate Ross Mangels
Ross Mangels, 11
Skopje, Macedonia

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