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Racehorse Poems - Poems about Racehorse


A Racehorse Named Desire
Should we have walked six miles instead of two? What else were I to do? Bowed down and raging Fuming in our cages I left it all to you You wield your power and I could only cower to the fear of losing With you I'm always losing How awful the decline Fanfare to jeers Running into the fears Stayed by the friend The cause of my end They...

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Categories: racehorse, character,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member An Old Racehorse
"Elderly, check. Arthritis in both knees, check. Shocks world in doubt, check." ---quote by poet. Counted out before the marathon began. Far from first, second, or third in the race, Yet kept pushing through pain and fatigue; Proved everyone wrong, finishing with slow pace. ...

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Categories: racehorse, analogy, endurance, sports, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme



The Racehorse
That horse ain't wild Though he's as wild as they come Defying stern expectation Deciding when to run Now we will choose for him His spirit broken in due course Though there still is something wild About that racehorse...

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Categories: racehorse, animal, desire, freedom, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Racehorse and the Ass
Written after re-reading the fable ‘the tortoise and the hare’ … I thought I would give the story a little updating! A racehorse and an old donkey challenged one another to a race ‘I’m sure to win’ said the racehorse with a smirk upon her face She said ‘Don’t bother lining up you stupid little ass You should stay...

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Categories: racehorse, humorous, life,
Form: Rhyme
Racehorse Acrostic
R… apes my wallet frequently. A… prolonged waste of time. C… arelessly treds over my happiness. E… conomic failure, no question. H… opefully going to break even some day. O… h my god, look at these vet bills! R… est? What’s that? S… hoot, beat by a nose again. E…ating dirt isn’t only the jockey’s job, but mine as well!...

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Categories: racehorse, horse, race,
Form: Acrostic



In Memory of the Racehorse
Long legged, refined; An explosive turn of foot Racing to survive. Winners applauded;...

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Categories: racehorse, horse,
Form: I do not know?
The Racehorse
In equine racing they always say, You hope to win when you make your play; Off course as you know,it's the horses that show, They're the only ones to make their hay. With no help from the divine my guess could be as good as thine, For doesn't our quadruped take a million fools, For a ride not individually, but at...

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Categories: racehorse, animals
Form: Dramatic Verse

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