Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SPORTING EDITOR, by WILLIAM A. PHELON First Line: The morning finds him with a thousand friends Last Line: So they all squawk and hand the scribe the razz! Subject(s): Editors; Sports | ||||||||
THE morning finds him with a thousand friends, Most of them foes before the evening ends They flatter himthey tell him he is great And then they say he ought to get the gate! Changed sentimentsbecause, with nerves of brass, Each one of them was mooching for a pass If he could give free tickets to each one Who asks the same 'twixt noon and setting sun, The ballpark would be crowded to the top, Not one paid ticket in the whole blamed shop Each fight club would be simply overjammed, No money paid to see the warriors slammed The racetrack would be seething to the gates, Packed to the rail with all the mooching skates But he can't do it on what drag he has, So they all squawk and hand the scribe the razz! | 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 FOOL THERE WAS by WILLIAM A. PHELON |
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