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On the
21st
of July
Henry Aaron
slapped Home Run No. 700
And smiled
In the quiet way in which
He smiles.
On the
17th
of August
Henry Aaron
slapped Home Run No. 703
And wondered
if his wrists would not give way
And cheat him.
On the
3rd
of September
Henry Aaron
slapped Home Run No. 707
slapped Home Run No. 708
And thought
of the stars.
On the
17th
of September
Henry Aaron
slapped Home Run No. 711
And said
it wasn't important
anymore
There was time.
On the
22nd
day of September
Henry Aaron
slapped home run No. 712
And wondered
if nature undestood
the struggle
Of Men.
On the
29th
day of September
Henry Aaron
slapped home run No. 713
And forgot
All the cruelty sent by mail.
A child walks
To the edge of the water
And efforts in the sand
of the afternoon sun
to save
Stale castles
Too illiterate
to fall.
On the
30th
day of September
Henry Aaron
singled three times
and then went home
To wait the summer.
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