Just think back
on all the marvelous Mondays
raring to go
chomping at the bit
pawing the ground
and wild-eyed
There's the bell
and they're off!
round the first turn
it's Green Tea by a nose!
over on the backstretch,
it's scrambled legs (***weak line alert***)
Hoof thunder
well-leaned profile
crop at the ready
there you are
fighting for place
ever edging forward
Home stretch
give all
don't fall
there's the line
camera flash
the Monday race
8 comments:
Very good Steve!! It's just a one horse race for me, coffee, and it always, win, places, and shows!
hey steve,
how are u? i'm good..thanks for your comment. i have no idea how does the ants move way too fast? its like i couldn't keep with them. and that's a good question! does the ants write poetry?
enjoyed this
albeit very glad i'm now a non-starter :)
Pat - coffee is usually a safe bet for me too! And is probably what I should have gone with here - thanks for stopping in, and I'd pour a cup if I could.
Kai - hi, actually I read a pretty good poem about some mayflies writing poetry and so when I read about your ants that is what I thought of. But I hope they don't bother you too much. Thank you for coming by.
floots - sounds great to me, more time to write!
aurora - yes, there must be some other 'breakfasty' thing that makes a better racehorse name. I wrote it too quickly this morning, etc...but even now kind of stuck...must be something!
Scrambled Legs?
Steve, a great read with a lot of paralleling sentiment between horses and people and that bustling manic jump start that gets us out the gate every seven days.
On another note - I just wanted to clear up what I meant in "From the Editor's Desk". It's a piece written by a writer who's received more than his fair share of rejections. It wasn't meant as a snub. In fact, all the circumstances in it actually happened to yours truly - and still happen - in his quest to make a name for himself.
Nick - thanks for the poem comment but even more for the "Editor's Desk" note - and apologies for my not-so-coherent state of mind on the comments there - I really didn't get it at first, probably because of limited experience but it made a lot more sense after a few others chimed in, which is a lesson. Thanks.
i retired years ago with injuries, now i work from home. yippee!
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