my eyes and sniffed - there
were the St. Louis Cardinals
and the real Stan Musial up at
bat in Ebbet's Field shade,
hose of red and blue, ankle-
hoofed.
Shiretoko, Japan
August 1985 Still Water
Prose Poems
Copyright @ 1989 by Arthur Garfunkel
ISBN 0-525-24795-5
Used by persmission of Author - All Rights Reserved
58
I
plucked a dandelion, closed
my
eyes and sniffed - there
were the St. Louis Cardinals
and the real Stan Musial up at
bat in Ebbet's Field shade,
hose of red and blue, ankle-
hoofed.
Shiretoko, JapanAugust 1985