Castles in the Air (Thursday Doors on Friday)

The fields are full of dreams–
failures left far behind
as pitchers’ arms unwind–
Spring comes to Queens.

I was looking for something else and came across these two photos from Citi Field, the Mets’ Stadium in Queens. They were taken last April, at the beginning of the season when anything seemed possible. And it was, despite an extremely slow beginning. Who knew they would make it to the National League Championship series ?

(OK they lost, but still…)

The Dodgers broke the hearts of every New York baseball fan in 2024. But every spring begins a new chance for redemption.

I was there on Pride Night last summer when Jose Iglesias debuted his song OMG which became the anthem for the Mets comeback during the rest of the season. So they didn’t get to the World Series…they made it exciting, and entertaining, right to the end.

Hope springs eternal once again as spring training begins. Even for a Pirates fan, right Dan?

Shea Stadium and Citi Field, Mets homes old and new

My poem is an abhanga, the form suggested by Robbie this week at her Spin The Bottle prompt. For its theme, I used Svenja’s prompt at W3 to write a poem encouraging someone not to give up. I’m pretty sure this is not exactly what she had in mind, but: Let’s Go Mets!

As always, you can find more doors at Thursday Doors, hosted by Dan Antion.