Verdi

[tonywalt]

Verdi wasn't bad although he
tipped his hat
to Beethoven

it makes me sad, I suppose, that
Beethoven was hitting all those
homers and Verdi was sliding into
first base, all safe, dusting his knees
and looking to second base

(and using baseball metaphors when
talking about classical music is
risky, some readers will not be pleased)

oh, hell, I prefer the club fighters
the bartender in a dive, been there years
the unknown backup quarterback who
comes in throwing arrows, that was Verdi

we should remember the strange courage
of the second raters who plod on
through the long evenings
and the nights are black and long
and the days go on without an end.

[Danik 2016]

"we should remember the strange courage
of the second raters who plod on
through the long evenings
and the nights are black and long
and the days go on without an end."

Maybe these second raters have become the first raters of our times...

[tonywalt]

"we should remember the strange courage
of the second raters who plod on
through the long evenings
and the nights are black and long
and the days go on without an end."

Maybe these second raters have become the first raters of our times...

they have! (tony robbins pumps his fists and starts high fiving everyone)

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed... baseball metaphors are fine by me.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[WolfLarsen]

Verdi and baseball and drinking and football - why not?

Let poetry be a blender!

[Shadowlight]

I completely consider myself one of those second raters in everything I do, but hell, it's probably too much attention there in the spotlight for me anyway. Who needs that pressure? Cheers to Verdi, I hope his life was full of happiness knowing he'd never be remembered, but that he still played a good game!

Very much enjoyed this

[tonywalt]

I completely consider myself one of those second raters in everything I do, but hell, it's probably too much attention there in the spotlight for me anyway. Who needs that pressure? Cheers to Verdi, I hope his life was full of happiness knowing he'd never be remembered, but that he still played a good game!

Very much enjoyed this

Thanks!