Cock-Eyed from a Nail

Saint Paul, 9 December 2005

For my father

Tipped cock-eyed from a nail

A sepia smile seduced to majesty

It's the pop of blue bulbs cracking

Our rookies are dog-eared and fading

It was a glorious roost and mythical dugout

Ted Williams, Joe D and little Dom

Our extra inning headlines now detached

From the ragged insulation

Of load-bearing studs

Notes:

I have a sepia-colored reproduction of baseball legends Ted Williams,

Joe DiMaggio, and Dom DiMaggio posing prior to a Red Sox versus

Yankees game. My father kept this picture in his closet.