Home Run
07/28/2011
Hubby
Play more than fair
Run towards home
Catch responsibility
Pitch love!
Wifey
Count not the strikes
Cheer with love
Let the wild pitch go
Hope for grand slam!
In the home field
Play your best in each inning
Follow the rules of the game
Heed the Umpire
Be the winning team!
🙂
bended spoon 
08/05/2011 at 3:43 AM
Baseball is, of course, the answer to most questions. This is clever. Thanks for writing it!
08/06/2011 at 7:11 PM
Thank you for appreciating and for making me smile thinking about those questions! Blessings to you 🙂
08/04/2011 at 5:59 AM
I enjoyed reading this poem. It sounds like a pretty accurate take on family life…….It’s all about give and take 🙂
08/06/2011 at 6:58 PM
Give and take, truly! No longer a baseball if everyone is a catcher 😉
08/02/2011 at 8:32 PM
Seriously cute and clever!
08/02/2011 at 9:21 PM
Wonderful team players are oftentimes cute 😉 Blessings to you wonderful team player 🙂
08/02/2011 at 5:31 AM
I don’t know if I’m wrong, but I found this poem to be extremely funny.
08/02/2011 at 8:46 PM
if you smiled and had fun then you are not wrong 🙂 Happy to hear your comment because if I’m not wrong, you are in a good mood! Thank you 🙂
08/02/2011 at 2:16 AM
Who is the umpire? Not the mother-in-law, I hope.
08/02/2011 at 8:35 PM
You mean the hmmmp fire!? 🙂
08/01/2011 at 11:36 PM
A lovely compromise on sharing 🙂
08/02/2011 at 8:25 PM
Sharing is essential if we want the team to win. Blessings to you 🙂
08/01/2011 at 8:12 AM
What a great metaphor, spoon, and I wish more people would approach it this way. 🙂 I’m not a huge baseball fan, but there are some really good messages in what you’ve written!
08/01/2011 at 7:31 PM
I’m not a huge fan of any sports as well, just an observer. Very interesting how the players follow the rules and do their best for the team. What about the family team?
Hugggs and blessings to you 🙂
08/01/2011 at 7:12 AM
“count not the strikes” . . .oh thank you, sweet Rea! I pray that my math skills are very bad on this account. love you and your poetry!
08/01/2011 at 7:21 PM
We can leave it to the Umpire 😉 I’m catching your love pitch Deb. Thank you so much with love 🙂
07/31/2011 at 11:11 PM
Very cool write!
08/01/2011 at 7:11 PM
Blessings to you for making me smile 😉
07/31/2011 at 3:51 PM
I enjoyed that!
07/31/2011 at 11:01 PM
Thank you! The game of life allows us to be pitcher, hitter, and catcher — fun! 🙂
07/31/2011 at 12:35 AM
bravo … cleverly done with gems of wisdom within!! 🙂
07/31/2011 at 10:59 PM
Thank you Becca for seeing something valuable 😉
07/30/2011 at 10:34 PM
Great poem 😉
07/31/2011 at 10:56 PM
Thank you. You can run safely to the next base 😉
07/30/2011 at 5:56 PM
Excellent advice!
07/31/2011 at 10:55 PM
Learned from experience 😉
07/30/2011 at 2:20 PM
Ha, a clever poem, brilliant metaphor. The verses are good, you can either take it as baseball or cricket (except the “home” reference) so you don’t alienate non-baseball playing countries (e.g. England), as such the metaphor is still strong for us. Great poem.
The Lonely Recluse.
07/31/2011 at 10:54 PM
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Sometimes alienation is not an action but a reaction. Peace and blessings to you 🙂
07/30/2011 at 7:26 AM
What a wonderful cheer this poem contains. I like how it’s a metaphor for encouraging a life well lived also.
07/31/2011 at 10:37 PM
It’s for everyone, without the hubby and the wifey. Thank you for appreciating. Blessings to you 🙂
07/30/2011 at 4:22 AM
Great relationship metaphor in baseball terms! Nice poetry too!
07/31/2011 at 10:34 PM
Thank you and blessings to you! Hoping that there will be no foul ball 🙂
07/29/2011 at 10:58 PM
Comparing a marriage to a baseball game – how sweet.
07/31/2011 at 10:28 PM
Let the game begin! 😉
07/29/2011 at 8:21 PM
The tone is fun but so true! 🙂
I love it!
07/29/2011 at 8:33 PM
Thank you! Not all truths are serious or they may be, but still we can choose to see the fun part in it. Isn’t “…the plank in your own eye” fun to imagine? Hugggs and blessings to you 🙂
07/29/2011 at 7:08 PM
Sweet 🙂 !
Alcina
07/29/2011 at 8:27 PM
Whenever one faithfully pitches love and somebody catches it gratefully 🙂
07/29/2011 at 5:02 PM
wonderful write…i was still readin on and im like oh its a short one….still i did enjoy it thouroughly
07/29/2011 at 8:21 PM
And so I try to add a bit more. I posted what came to mind at the moment 🙂
07/29/2011 at 2:35 PM
fun write !!
07/29/2011 at 8:19 PM
I can’t write well so the alternative is just to go with it and have fun! Have fun 🙂
07/29/2011 at 12:59 PM
Aw this is really cute, loved this.
07/29/2011 at 8:16 PM
Thank you and blessings to you 🙂
07/29/2011 at 7:45 AM
Very homely strikes indeed. A lovely way to express togetherness!
07/29/2011 at 8:15 PM
Just having fun thinking about the field of marriage 🙂
07/29/2011 at 6:16 AM
That is so cool! And! I get it!
07/29/2011 at 8:14 PM
Thank you! You will always get it for mine are always simple thoughts and words 🙂
07/29/2011 at 5:31 AM
Hello you wonderful poet you
I am sorry i keep forgetting to stop by, that is one disadvantage on subscribing for me. I have read everyone of your poems when I get them through my email, and like always, your awesome!
i will try to stop by more,
hugs, Luna
07/29/2011 at 8:12 PM
No worries Luna. I am guilty of the same but it doesn’t mean that I do not think fondly of my blog friends. I miss badly my schedule before but I fret not — everything comes and goes in perfect time and season. Hugggs and love to you 🙂
07/29/2011 at 3:30 AM
“Pitch with Love” thats right, throw all the love out there you can!
“Cheer with Love” amen! celebrate others and their attempts!
Amen! God bless!
🙂
07/29/2011 at 8:03 PM
You make it more cheerful and enjoyable!
I’m your fan great athlete! 🙂
07/29/2011 at 3:09 AM
What a nice little poem. Very enjoyable:)
07/29/2011 at 8:01 PM
Thank you for appreciating the little that I can share.
Blessings to you 🙂
07/29/2011 at 2:44 AM
Rea,
When I read your blog I feel like I’ve made it to “The World Series”! 🙂
Love,
Theresa
07/29/2011 at 7:59 PM
Thank you so much Theresa for being present in the game! Love you 🙂
07/29/2011 at 12:04 AM
fun word play, profound word flow.
cool top read aloud,
Cheers.
07/29/2011 at 7:58 PM
Glad that you find it fun! More fun this weekend! 🙂
07/29/2011 at 12:04 AM
Fun! Do you know May Swenson’s poem “Baseball?”
07/29/2011 at 7:56 PM
Not until you mentioned it. I’m bringing it here to share to everyone. Thank you and blessings to you 🙂
Analysis of Baseball
by May Swenson
It’s about
the ball,
the bat,
and the mitt.
Ball hits
bat, or it
hits mitt.
Bat doesn’t
hit ball, bat
meets it.
Ball bounces
off bat, flies
air, or thuds
ground (dud)
or it
fits mitt.
Bat waits
for ball
to mate.
Ball hates
to take bat’s
bait. Ball
flirts, bat’s
late, don’t
keep the date.
Ball goes in
(thwack) to mitt,
and goes out
(thwack) back
to mitt.
Ball fits
mitt, but
not all
the time.
Sometimes
ball gets hit
(pow) when bat
meets it,
and sails
to a place
where mitt
has to quit
in disgrace.
That’s about
the bases
loaded,
about 40,000
fans exploded.
It’s about
the ball,
the bat,
the mitt,
the bases
and the fans.
It’s done
on a diamond,
and for fun.
It’s about
home, and it’s
about run.
07/28/2011 at 9:04 PM
Thank you, Princess
“… Play more than fair … ”
” … Count not the strikes …”
Wow… This is going to be stuck in my head all day! Thanky 🙂
Your post reminds me of two passages of Scripture. Firstly, the record of His sufferings in Isaiah 53:5 “But it was for our sins he was wounded, and for our evil doings he was crushed: he took the punishment by which we have peace, and by his wounds we are made well.” – Basic English Bible
Secondly, I thought of ‘the Love Chapter’ – 1 Corinthians 13 – and the specific line that says “Love keeps no record of wrongs”… How cool is that?!
Logics say “do enough to get them off your back” … Love says “Play more than fair …Pitch love! … Count not the strikes…”. Very nice, Princess Rea. I shall be happy to quote you!
Amy Sky is one of my favourite singers of things love and marriage. Here’s one of her better offerings ( imho ) – a duet with her husband
Everything love is (I learned from you)
Blessings,
ann
07/29/2011 at 7:49 PM
You made this post more meaningful with the verses and song! The verses made me feel well; made me want to do the same for others. Thank you so much Dear Ann!
Thank you as well for introducing me to Amy Sky. I have just listened to hear songs — so meaningful and beautiful.
Hugggs and love to you 🙂
07/28/2011 at 8:47 PM
Or a no-hitter! 😎
07/29/2011 at 7:39 PM
No-hitter from destructive bats but we must allow the good bats to hit — else there would be empty bases 😉