Chadwick Boseman

 Jackie, James, and Marshall 

Not sure which I’m more partial 

To these strong men well chosen 

By the great Chadwick Boseman

SO Inspiring as Black Panther

HOW can he be lost to cancer?

Such brave character woven

In the great Chadwick Boseman

written after watching ABC special tribute to Chadwick Boseman. 

 

Baseball Tribute

Dad introduced me to baseball
One October Fall

World Series with Red Sox and Reds
Late getting to bed

Carlton Fisk hit his late home run
They were not yet done

Heartache from Game 7 final score
There'd be many more

Till 2004's famous comeback
A near heart attack

2007, 13, 18
So much would they mean

I'd send him the Championship gear
He would proudly wear!

We got introduced to Dice-K
One Jupiter day

Sitting with my husband and dad
What a gift I had!

Till they traded Mookie away
And Dad died the next day


Written early March when in Florida for Spring Training and Dad's service.
 Posting on my first Father’s Day without him.

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Added an update for the delayed service for my dad September 2021: 

I pushed the team away
Been cheering for the Braves

 They began back in Boston
My husband found it Awesome

 That my dad saw game back then

Working back to the Sox again

Comfort Without Contact

Find Comfort without Contact?
Is there No Going Back
To Hugs and Handshakes?
Too Much is Now at Stake
So Many Precautions to Take
To Avoid the Virus Attack
Take Comfort without Contact


Give Comfort without Contact?
Support Stores to Come Back
From Closing Shutters and Doors
Wary of the Fool who Ignores
Despite the Mayor who Implores
With Public Scrutinizing Flack
Have Comfort without Contact

Make Comfort without Contact?
Calls to Friends from Way Back
Faraway and Maybe Lost Touch  
A Message or Call could Mean Much
Escaping Sadness, Pulled from Clutch
Easy to Get Busy,  Lose Track
Seize Comfort without Contact

Written in early April, just a few weeks into pandemic.
Came from another writing shared on Medium:
https://medium.com/@sanfordcherpack/circular-a22d90f85c0e