SOME DETAILS DISCERNED

SOME DETAILS DISCERNED

Ladies and Gentlemen, 
your home opener in this town
is usually a savage sort of ceremony
Whether the mayor is in the building or not...
But last season felt different

Dome or no dome, the sky was the limit
The season was a crater, of course
But, as the poet's wrote, 
there's always next year...

And so we come to this team 
and what it can be.
Dustin McCowan started 
the home opener Friday 
against the Yankees; 
That alone was incredible

Last season his solid turn 
as a reliever was accompanied
by the terror that his shoulder 
could blow at any moment
His stuff has always been electric 
But—every pitch will be 
accompanied by a prayer
He is one hell of a roulette wheel 
to count on

If this team ultimately wins, 
it will be a wonderful surprise


SUNDAY, APRIL 6: BLANK VERSE AMIDST
THE PROSE
Compose a poem using unintentional lines of iambic pentameter
found in your newspaper.
Source Material: Edmonton Journal - again Saturday (as they have no Sunday edition) April 5, 2014, the Sports section, Commentary by Bruce Arthur entitled "Jays will have to win with what they've got" (sub-titled: Rogers seem to have club back on budget)