It’s the sixth game of the 1975
World Series
Eighth inning, Bernie Carbo
weakly fouls off a pitch
Then wonder of wonders whacks
a three-run homer to tie the game
The Red Sox and Reds battle to
the twelfth inning
Now Carlton Fisk is up and pulls
one down the left field line
Fisk waves at the ball to stay in play
waves stay fair, stay fair and it does
He jumps for joy like the ten-year-old
who went to sleep praying for a Red Sox win
He will wake up to victory with
the morning sun, a bowl of Wheaties