Sing: “Take me out to the ball game”,
While enjoying hotdogs and beer,
There’s nothing more American,
So relish the program and cheer.

Like the flag flying overhead,
A united philosophy,
Stitched boldly—proudly together,
From roots spreading across the sea.

Grand ideas, like great people,
Surviving the perilous fight,
Constructing a brave, young nation,
Saw baseball rise to a new height.

An act of patriotism,
A simple salute in Game One,
Fred Thomas starts a tradition,
World Series amid World War 1.

Jackie Robinson broke down walls,
A brave act of equality,
Proving color can’t hold men back,
Carving a path in history.

The retiring of 42,
Rick Monday making a great play,
Sox Series win proved BostonStrong,
The Mets beating the Braves at Shea,

Historic moments through the years,
Memories that will last lifetimes,
Encompassing a simple game,
This is America’s pastime.

Photo by Boston Public Library on Unsplash

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