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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

Categories: racehorse, character,
Form: Free verse

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.

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

Categories: racehorse, animal, desire, freedom, happiness,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

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

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!

Categories: racehorse, horse, race,
Form: Acrostic

In Memory of the Racehorse

Long legged, refined;
               An explosive turn of foot
               Racing to survive.

               Winners applauded;

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

Categories: racehorse, animals
Form: Dramatic Verse