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Pennants wave
on the souvenir stand
Sausages snap,
sizzle with onions on the grill
Grils with mitts
practice catches to be made
Scorecared
Ohhh-ficial scorecard
Boys, wearing caps of faraway teams,
laugh, shove
Peanut shells crunch
underfoot
Cheese oozes
over nachos
Joy
thick as the perfume
of popcorn and
boiled hot dogs
fills the air
as
ticket takers call,
This way
This way to the game
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Extension
The subject matter of this poem is appealing to many kids, the feel of a summer baseball game with all of the sights,
sounds, and smells. Pick another familiar event to kids - the swimming pool, the circus, school lunchroom - and as a
class talk about what you would include in a poem about that subject. Pick out the things that you identify with that
place, event, or activity.
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