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Patient Hitters and Edges by David D. Horowitz
Many great men and women have written entire books about every aspect of the game; however, other than "Casey At Bat," few know about some of the other great poems that have appeared honoring our national pastime. Listed below are two great baseball poems by David D. Horowitz.
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"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." - Chicago Cubs Third Baseman Alvin Dark (1959)
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"The Voice of the Hitter"
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"The Voice of the Pitcher"
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PATIENT HITTER
Yes, I can smack your knucklers and spitters,
Dodge your beanballs, and stroke
Your curves to right for hits. Good hitters
Learn patience, adjust. We watch you choke
And grimace, sweat. We simply hit
And win, as you knuckle, bean, and spit.
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EDGES
They expect a fireballer—
Someone stronger, taller
Than me. I nick edges, tantalize,
Induce flail and lunge and cries.
Curve, splitter, sinker, change—six
Different speeds and infinite tricks—
Screwball. Imbalance
Power. Shake off signs, rinse
My craft with resin, climb
The slope and break their rhythm,
No matter if the crowd is with them.
We'll take their tappers and pop-ups any time.
And, yes, we need our team camaraderie
Or risk assault-and-battery.
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Patient Hitter by David D. Horowitz © 2005
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Edges by David D. Horowitz © 2005
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The two poems above, Patient Hitter & Edges, both were both published in Resin from the Rain (April 2002) and each has been reproduced here with the written permission of their author, David D. Horowitz.
In his newest book, Wildfire, Candleflame, author David D. Horowitz admits to a life-long passion for baseball. He follows the Chicago Cubs and shares with us, on the Cub's team page, a poem called "Loss" from his newest book.
Did you know that on our Chicago Cubs pages you can find: every Cubs schedule & score in history, every team roster and uniform number in history, every Opening Day line-up in history, and at least another four-hundred (400) pages of Chicago Cubs related history?
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