Swing Like Strawberry  

Swing Like Strawberry

By Robert Fillman

His swing was as sweet as his name,
a geometric miracle,

that high leg kick a call to arms,
a challenge to every pitcher:

if an out is what you want, then
your path must go through me. Small kids

mimicked that low upward glide, swung
their barrels with a flare, hoping

to connect just once like he did,
send one soaring into the sky,

trigger an explosion of joy,
trot around the bases in style.

A lifelong New York Mets fan, Robert Fillman is the author of House Bird (Terrapin, 2022). His poems have appeared in Poetry East, Salamander, Tar River Poetry, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and elsewhere. His chapbook, November Weather Spell, was published by Main Street Rag Publishing in 2019.  

Jason David Córdova lives in Puerto Rico as an illustrator and painter. Some of his art can be seen on Instagram at @jasoni72. You can buy a print of this art on Red Bubble.

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