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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD PITCHER, by WILLIAM A. PHELON
First Line: He hobbles lamely from the bench
Last Line: Those boys with iron hand!
Subject(s): Athletes; Baseball; Knowledge; Old Age; Sports
First Line: He hobbles lamely from the bench
Last Line: Those boys with iron hand!
Subject(s): Athletes; Baseball; Knowledge; Old Age; Sports
HE HOBBLES lamely from the bench,
He glooms upon the hill—
His arm is gone—he has no speed,
Wherewith to shoot the pill;
He has no curves, and nothing but
His memory and will!
You'd think the kids would knock his shoots
Far past the farthest stand—
You'd figure they would slaughter him
With hits to beat the band—
But, just on what he KNOWS, he holds
Those boys with iron hand!
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