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A Cool Place on a Hot Day
Posted: July 22, 2007
A tribute to Chicago's Wrigley Field…
It is a place where ivy grows.
A field of dreams where Santo knows
that baseball fans of every team
can't help but feel at home.
It is a park where home runs sail
when fly balls catch a west-east gale.
The Friendly Confines really are
when home team bats prevail.
It is a refuge near the Lake
with class and charm much like The Drake*
that calls to mind the glory years
that made Chicago great.
It is a storied stadium
the oldest park except for one
and that one boasts a monster green
where Boston's Red Sox rule.
But give me Wrigley any day
where Lou Paniella's Cubbies play
for win or lose in hot July
it's cool just being there.
* The Drake is a historic luxury hotel on the lakefront in Chicago
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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Posted: July 22, 2007
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