natural mystic

natural mystic

through the redwoods

my first time

she's showing-off her

grandest creations of growth

we drive through one

and dip and swerve

as the sunlight flickers

through the canopy like

celluloid in the booth

off the screen and

through my southern searching

down clear to the Sur

where men made mindful

of years which echo

heard symphonies and surf songs in so many pools

sunny days and the end

of anticipation

Poem: "natural mystic" by Rob Lescatre

Photo: Pittsburgh Plymouths cap 1957: Jack Kerouac’s typed, handwritten and illustrated fantasy baseball league was extravagantly detailed in old-fashioned composition notebooks. His players have distinct histories and personalities. Cities lost and regained teams; rosters and batting orders changed. A single season lasted 40 or 50 games, with an All-Star game and a World Series. His teams, mostly named for automobiles, included the Chicago Chryslers, Boston Fords, and Chicago Nashes. When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, Kerouac added a black Cuban shortstop to the Philadelphia Pontiacs. Navy Pinstripe Round Crown, Embroidery on Navy Felt Logo.