At the Preakness

At the Preakness, horses race; The crowd is quite excited. After winners are declared, Observers are invited To witness a tradition Which, since nineteen hundred nine Has been special to all racing fans And cool in its design. See, atop the Members’ Clubhouse, A historic weather vane Of a horse and jockey waits there For the colors it will claim. Lawrence Jones, the current painter (At his job since ‘88) Climbs a ladder to the cupola To bring things up to date. He applies the owner’s colors, Which the winning jockey’s worn, On the weather vane to show the world A champion’s been born. So today, for Cloud Computing, (That’s the winning horse’s name) Red and white have just been painted, Horse and owner’s claim to fame.