I dreamed Ted Williams
leaning at night
against the Eiffel Tower, weeping.
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The imaginative fantasy poem shows significant love of baseball. 'Is it better to be a poet or a baseball star? ' is the question asked.
And I screamed in my dream: God! throw thy merciful pitch! Herald the crack of bats! Hisanna, very fine poem. tony
in dream on godly pitch the double, the triple the home run.............Baseball star in dream pitch
A great dream of a great sportsman portrayed by equally great master craftsman. Well deserved modern poem of the day.
Magnificently surreal free verse poem courtesy of the idiosyncratic Beat poet Gregory Corso.It's a 10 from me!
A beautiful picture of a baseball star in dream. Perfectly scenically painting every event with explicit imagination. Well written work.
It's a novel idea to imagine Randall Jarrell as a baseball star. A dream-like poem, one that I like.
Awesome dream of a great sportsman portrayed in equally awesome way. Well deserved modern poem of the day.
And I screamed in my dream: God! throw thy merciful pitch! Herald the crack of bats! Hooray the sharp liner to left! Yea the double, the triple! Hosannah the home run! ......touching expression with nice theme. Beautiful poem. Thanks and congratulations chosen as the modern poem of the poem of the day.
One of the best poems by Gregory Corso......................................
And I screamed in my dream: God! throw thy merciful pitch! Herald the crack of bats! Hooray the sharp liner to left! excitement pictured well. tony
My Congratulations go to the family of the late poet Gregory Corso. May he rest in peace. Amen.
A dream can be all kinds of results, but it remains a dream. The heroic home run occurred in a dream. Excellent! Congratulations on being chosen as the Modern Poem Of The Day. A 10. Thanks for sharing this thought provoking poem.
Heartiest congratulations on your poem being chosen as the 'Modern Poem Of The Day'! 'It came; hundreds came! all afire! ' - Loved the expression.