POEM: Play Ball!

by Lillian M. Fisher                                                                     [verbal communications]
A great poem for your child to memorize.

It was my turn to bat
And I hit the ball
So hard it sailed
Right over the wall.


The crowd went wild.
I started to run.
How happy I’d be
If my team won.


First base, second,
third—I’m home free!
Hurrah for my team!
Hurrah for me!

From Hopkins, Lee Bennett, comp. 1999. Sports! Sports! Sports! HarperCollins.