Showing posts with label Birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birthday. Show all posts

Sunday, March 30, 2025

the home run birthday gift

 
summer that year was a beauty
dry and hot
we pulled our hair back in ponytails
licked popsicles
and sipped water
in between games
dandelions bloomed like promises
in the outfield

it was better than my first kiss
when i got it
less sloppy,
more dirty—
savored spent-breath,
sweaty, flush, and beaming—
the green gleaming

and i don’t remember 
anything else 
i got that scrap-
book year, except the spotlight 
of my cleats
leaving a dusty outline planted
like petals on home plate 
 
© 2025 jennifer wagner 
 
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