Friday, July 22, 2022

Lt. Joe Casey at the Bat

 



The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, 
his teeth are clenched in hate;
he pounds with cruel violence 
his bat upon the plate.
And now the pitcher holds the ball, 
and now he lets it go,
and now the air is shattered 
by the force of Casey's blow.

Oh, somewhere in this favored land 
the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere, 
and somewhere hearts are light,
and somewhere men are laughing, 
and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Knightville 
— mighty Casey 
has struck out.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat

"Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888" is a poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. It was first published anonymously in The San Francisco Examiner (then called The Daily Examiner) on June 3, 1888, under the pen name "Phin", based on Thayer's college nickname, "Phinney".[1] Featuring a dramatic narrative about a baseball game, the poem was later popularized by DeWolf Hopper in many vaudeville performances.[2][3] It has become one of the best-known poems in American literature


 The public was screwed, menacing councilor Adam Knight of Medford got re-elected without anyone knowing the bad temperament and horrible choices of that public menace disguised as a public servant #mapoli, #MedfordPOlice #ManiacKnight #Maniac #PatheticAdamKnight #LoserAdamKnight @medford_trans

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