I Know Some Things about Baseball

An acrostic poem

This poem was inspired by a personal patron–level subscriber of mine, who has the ability to choose a theme for the month with that subscription level. I either write a full poem on the theme, sprinkle it throughout the month, or both. His theme was “baseball,” as it is that time of year. Here’s that poem:

You'd think I don't know about baseball.
Well, I almost got into baseball.
Got real close a few summers, watching it, baseball.
I know enough from those days reading the paper on baseball.
And enough to write an acrostic poem about baseball.
And enough to write a six-line AAAAAA-scheme stanza, with all As being "baseball."

Bases, balls, base-on-balls (or whatever that stat is called)
America's pastime
Smelly socks
Entertaining, once you learn about pitching
Best-behaved players in sports
Average hits above 30% is excellent
Lose the pitch timers, please!
Less boring than golf

Today I’d like to draw your attention to Suzie, who writes A Sonnet for Jane. She’s especially skilled at short, vivid stanzas that capture the imagery tied to relatable human experiences.

And I’d like to mention my subscriber chat, I feature I recently discovered and started on my own page. I’ve been using it to discuss the publishing industry with subscribers. Drop by if you’ve got something to share about your writing/editing/etc. progress or if you’re looking for some guidance navigating that process.