The Cute Little Thing

Into the box the batter stepped
calmly surveying the field.
Ah, he thought to himself
the third baseman will yield.

As the ball approached the plate
with power he did swing.
With a smirk he thought, "Too bad,"
she's such a cute little thing!

With feline grace she moved
lightning quick to her right.
As the ball approached her
near the speed of light.

What happened next my friends,
is the making of kickball lore.
The play of the "Cute little thing,"
will live on forever more.

"Pow!" she took the ball
hard into her chest.
Yet, fearlessly she stood,
equal to the test!

'Twas then the batter smiled,
and with a tip of his hat,
whispered to "the cute little thing,"
"never seen a play better than that!"

And as the game ended
in the evenings twilight
Adoring husband, loving wife
went home for the night…



Russ Pergram