Saturday, September 27, 2014

Derek Jeter Poem


A post worth repeating on this day when Derek Jeter is scheduled to be the DH in a game against the Boston Red Sox starting in less than an hour that comes soon after his amazing final at bat at Yankees Stadium.










NEW YORK: AUTUMN 2001






Up from the ashes
with a toss
from Jeter
coming from nowhere
to save the game
and the season
(the best play ever?),
The Men in Pinstripes
rising from the dust
of buildings and lost lives,
The American Spirit
resurrected
with The Sport of Baseball
and The New York Yankees
and The Miracle at Home.


(October 18, 2001)