Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BULLPEN PITCHER, by WILLIAM A. PHELON


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THE BULLPEN PITCHER, by                    
First Line: The beaver and the busy bee
Last Line: A bullpen pitcher—that is all!
Subject(s): Baseball; Labor & Laborers; Sports; Work; Workers


THE beaver and the busy bee
Have not a single thing on me—
Like them, I toil and never skirk,
But they get credit for their work!
Down in the little, sun-swept yard,
Each day I labor, labor hard—
I fling until my back is sore—
I work two full games, maybe more—
When any star is whipped and tanned,
I'm ready—I am right at hand!
When the blamed score is ten to three
Against us—then they call on me!
Fine chance for me to gather fame,
In taking up a losing game!
Just subject to a thankless call—
A bullpen pitcher—that is all!





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