—BUT BEFORE THEN,
a poor town boy
from the country of wheat fields
closer to Canada
than the United States of America
his parents left the wheat fields
and the grain elevator
staying close to railroad tracks
to the West Coast and city life
the time of Elvis Presley
he’s carrying newspapers
a 14-year old paper boy
on his bicycle—it’s as simple
as this—he hears
the music of Ray Charles
Before they left the country
He listened to baseball game
With his mother
In the farm kitchen
From baseball cards
He knew Mickey Mantle
And Willie Mays
He knew what was happening
From these cards
He knew Elston Howard
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