HOUR 8

(using my own prompt.  This one is for you Lori.  We sure miss you!)

 

CALLED UP TO THE BIG LEAGUE

She knew how the game was played

And the role she would play in it.

She was a competitor not to be overlooked

Even on the days when her fiercest opponent

Would beat her down.

Her strength and confidence were soothing

To those of us questioning what we knew to be.

She would be called up to the big league.

For they had scouted her since 2021.

Her journeys with the team took her away from home.

But she would always return with stories of winning hits

Great times with teammates, even a broken nose.

Her last game here would not disappoint

As she hit the game winning RBI

Clinching the National Championship.

But with all the cheers and “way-to-go’s”

Came the realization

The big league wanted her, it was her time.

And she left us.

It’s been over five months.

We have our memories of games and gatherings,

The warmth in our hearts for knowing her,

And calling her our friend.