Best Triple Crown Poems

California Chrome’s bid for a triple crown was a no-go.
He didn’t win, he didn’t place.  He didn’t even show.
The owners of the horse were hoping to pop the cork
at the Belmont Raceway in New York.
Down the drain went the hope for history with fortune...

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Lo and behold, a marigold
  Like nectar to sip, a bright tulip
No chill, just a thrill, a daffodil
  Hold that perfect pose, M'ss Rose

When life has me down
  When the world wears a frown
My garden sports a triple crown
  Fragrance, color,...

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Withering daffodils are unnoticed--
my attention shifting mid-spring
to what’s new, more colorful.

I try not to see the dandelions, 
glaring like headlights of oncoming traffic
whose presence will not be denied,

until beloved hyacinths 
rescue the moment with spires of splendor,
rising as nature’s signets,

releasing what nostrils crave,
introducing the triple...

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