…from the continuing
Ballad of Johnny Mesabi*
From a distance he
re-listened to the call
Of a high school announcer
in the fall
Remembered cheers from many
a game
He tried to make them shout
his name
Johnny decided to lay down
the pen
Put on some athletic shoes
again
Play the course walk the
trail
Breathe a little wind into
the sail
Knockwood dogwood lines
southern rough
Gonna needa golf shot to
show your stuff
Johnny gonna lay up Johnny
gonna go
Slap it in the fairway
watch yourself grow
Johnny Mesabi fire at the
pins
Use every swing to wipe out
sins
Just play the course not
fellow players
Work to find the center
under the layers
*a series from journals
2001-2005
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