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Poetry by Rev. Darnell A. Carruthers
by Rev. Darnell A. Carruthers
There's a trail blaz'n
through an emerald haze in
the main vein of "some folks"
ever since birth.
"These people" first praise God,
Then second the Turf....
The unquenchable thirst of victory
Is all that you see in their eyes.
As they look to the skies –
and with dusty hands block the sun,
hoping to stop the run.
For the game to them is "serious"
though it's billed as "fun."
And their hearts and eagles soar –
Searching still for a higher peak.
Ya' see,
Their skin is thick,
but their hearts are fragile
and don't take easy to defeat...
Now, there are some men
scared to rise,
And then there are those
that are scared to fall,
And as if that ain't enough –
and that ain't all.
Still, American History has forgotten
one other fact:
Before Baseball even had an umpire
– There was a Pitch Colored Black.
© 2000 Rev. Darnell A. Carruthers
VCharles Grant
Ben Taylor..............Bill Monroe.......Bullet Rogan
Jimmie Crutchfield....Crush Holloway
"A Breed of Hero"
by Rev. Darnell A. Carruthers
There was once a league of Negro (a breed of hero)
that kept baseball alive.
"I'm 'tryin-to-told-'ya" 'bout Bismark, North Dakota
and the year 1935...
1935; an "emerald city" where the mound was center stage
for personalities such as "Double-Duty" Radcliffe and Satchell Paige...
I tell 'ya - there was once a league of Negro (a breed of hero) long ago
that historians have now come to know
as one of the greatest teams that have ever played the game; putting many
a mitt to "shame"-- all in the name of pride...
The type of pride that stems from "Mississippi backs"
brought up of the "darker side" of the "black tracks";
(pertaining to the Negro League and its animated-antiquated "locker room"
jive)...
I'm telling 'ya, there was a once a league of Negro (a breed of hero)
that kept baseball alive...
©2000 Rev. Darnell A. Carruthers
