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DENIM TO LACE
A rough-and-tumble tomboy
with sneakers on her feet,
She’ll go toe-to-toe with any Joe
she meets along the street.
Her prowess on the playground
has created no small stir,
In fact the star player of the game
was not a him – but her!
She hits and throws and, the story goes,
her fast ball can’t be seen,
But beneath the grit and all the grime
can be found a little queen.
The tomboy goes when she changes her clothes
and lays her leather aside,
When the sneakers come off and the slippers go on,
with laces carefully tied.
Then the pitcher does a pirouette
that’s like a curve ball she has thrown us,
And with dancing shoes and graceful moves,
a much softer side is shown us.
Greg Olsen - 1996
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