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Ghostly Poetic Thoughts From the 20th Century Garden State Monmouth Park Summer
It is time for them to run
In the Jersey Shore tourist sun
Continuing their three-year-old campaign
Feeling the warmth of youthful fame
Before being sent out to be studs
And replaced by next year’s Kentucky rose buds
Haskell Day is here
Patrons arrive looking for some hugging and cheer
Complimentary hats, losing tickets and a tear
From Sinatra to Springsteen
Thoroughbred adolescents with a celebrity dream
Four legged athletes maturing fast
Experience a tradition steeped in the twin river community past
Historically owners once took on the NFL with an AFL fight
Wearing track colors green and white
Phil, Sonny and sparkly clean Leon pumping gas named Hess
They played Orange Super Bowl chess
Making the Colts confess
Then welcomed Baltimore
Saying ‘let the Giant Washington team show you the door’
When the leagues got married
Suddenly networks wanted games to carry
Donnie Mc Beth, Craig Peret and Julie Krone
Someone may want to get the press and ledger on the phone
This is going to be some race
Media may want to give the finish line photo some space
Distanced at a mile and eight
Curved turns and stretches where they run straight
In the end
Winners and losers head over to reporters to defend
Applause rings out
Congratulations are shout
Exceptionally large ponies get sponge baths
Picture taken with smiles and laughs
Soon night life will arrive
Crowds leave dining options they do cry
Prime rib featured inside the Squire’s Pub
Or a boardwalk hot dog grilled by Mrs. Max’s counter hub
No racing tomorrow
Is no horror
Since it is sun day
Ocean beach time is what they say
Surf Rider or Ship Ahoy
Trade wind clubbing a Garden State joy
Direction's do state across the street from the Sea Bright Rum Runner
And perfect together during a Monmouth Park seasonal summer
Copyright ©
Marc O'Brien
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