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Poem by Carl Sandburg


Hits and Runs


I REMEMBER the Chillicothe ball players grappling the Rock Island ball players in a sixteen-inning game ended by darkness.
And the shoulders of the Chillicothe players were a red smoke against the sundown and the shoulders of the Rock Island players were a yellow smoke against the sundown.
And the umpire's voice was hoarse calling balls and strikes and outs and the umpire's throat fought in the dust for a song.



Carl Sandburg


Carl Sandburg's other poems:
  1. Follies
  2. Prayers after World War
  3. A Father to His Son
  4. Ready to Kill
  5. A Sphinx


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