MY MIND’S EYE

The baseball cards came wrapped in waxy plastic
Gum as brittle as a nonagenarian’s bones
We studied the cardboard as if cramming for a test
Homers, ribbies, batting average
Oh, and don’t forget the birthplace
Can still see Yaz’s place of birth in my mind’s eye
Some place called Southampton, Long Island
Hmm, I thought
Never knew Yaz was a Brit