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Beyond The Great Mississippi by Jordan A. Deutsch

Many great men and women have written entire books about every aspect of the game; however, other than "Casey At Bat," few know about some of the other great poems that have appeared honoring our national pastime. Listed below is the baseball poem: Beyond The Great Mississippi.

"And some of the seedlings took and some died." - Jordan A. Deutsch

Published: The Baseball Encyclopedia (10-1973)

After St. Louis
We crowded our caravans
And headed
West,
Uncautiously moving
Toward the sun.

Moved
Until
We reached
The waters of the Pacific,
Until
We seeded
Unknown soil.

And some of the seedlings took and some died.

Moved
Southward
And even
Northward
Beyond
Familiar borders.

And the land
Which once selfishly
nestled its offspring
In limited embrace
Now
Extended its arms
To all
who chanced the journey.

And the sun
No longer shone
In the same afternoons
In the same cities.

Beyond The Great Mississippi by Jordan A. Deutsch ©

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