I'm back, baseball cards I've missed you these last four days Four days without viewing a single one of you In person or online I missed my baseball cards It amazes me how empty life is without you Simple pieces of cardboard with pictures Silly, really There is longing and craving Over disposable items Because I miss my baseball cards Life went on While you were so many miles away The conversation turned To more mundane matters But I missed my baseball cards The turkey wasn't as tasty as I remembered Although stuffing hit the spot Marshmallowed-sweet potatoes were controversial Pie for breakfast wonderful But I missed my baseball cards I busied myself with diversions Day-glo bowling balls and a free piece of pizza My niece's fingernails painted to resemble Pac-Man characters Mocking pre-Black Friday shoppers But I still missed my baseball cards The high school reunion almost did the trick My collecting buddy in school ha...
Up all hours talking baseball, cardboard & collecting