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Willie Mays
sits at the right hand
of Leo Durocher,
—his mentor and manager—
The young man
in the baseball uniform
is laughing loud enough
to be heard
≈seventy years≈
after the photograph
was taken
Willie Mays is laughing
because
—in 2026—
he sits at
the right hand
of God
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Unfortunately,
authorities higher than
Mr. Mays
and his seat-mates
will not allow me to name
the photographer
at this time
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