Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOY ON FIRST, by DOUGLAS MALLOCH Poet's Biography First Line: Forgive me, folks, if I am proud Last Line: Your dad is proud of every day. Subject(s): Baseball; Sports | ||||||||
Forgive me, folks, if I am proud And hold my head above the crowd And act as if I'm satisfied With me myself, the man inside. It isn't that at all, at all; But see that boy who caught the ball And touched the bag and made an out? Well, that's what I am proud about, That's why I'm proud enough to burst; For that's my youngster playing first. There's pride and pride, and one's the kind That ordinarily you find, When someone's proud of him himself, His job, his title, or his pelf. And yet the only pride worth while, To give you joy and make you smile, Is when it's someone that you love, It's someone else, you're proudest of -- A boy on first who bears your name, And loves his dad, and plays the game. A man must scrimp a hundred ways To raise a family these days; But he can work and he can win, Work day and night and work like sin, If he can have, to make him glad, A boy he's proud of, lucky dad! And boys, you boys, remember that -- That's what he's working for, and at: Just be the boy at school, at play, Your dad is proud of every day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPORT STORY OF A WINNER by GLYN MAXWELL WOMAN SKATING by MARGARET ATWOOD FISHING IN WINTER by RALPH BURNS CAPPER KAPLINSKI AT THE NORTH SIDE CUE CLUB by HAYDEN CARRUTH JACKIE ROBINSON by LUCILLE CLIFTON FOR THE DEATH OF VINCE LOMBARDI by JAMES DICKEY THE DEATH OF THE RACE CAR DRIVER by NORMAN DUBIE A DIFFERENT WAY by DOUGLAS MALLOCH |
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