PLAYING BALL
I am "True,"
A border collie
A border collie
Catcher on the shepherd’s baseball team
Dressed in white and blue
We are “The Rams and Dams”
Team play, our specialty
My bark controls our pace of play
And team psychology
Our biggest nemeses,
“The Roamin’ Loners,”
An anti team of wild coyotes
Who thrive on mayhem
Who thrive on mayhem
Running, taking chances
Stealing
Stealing
Bases, anything for excitement
But their scoring --
Impeded by an inability
Rounding bases
Causes pauses
Marking scents
Impeded by an inability
Rounding bases
Causes pauses
Marking scents
Out! Out!
Another team win for the Rams and
Dams
Howl on your way!
And by the way
The rules say
Any bases or base runners stolen
Must be left to play another day
Dennis R. Keefe
June 11, 2017