Secretariat Is Free
I must run so I might be free...
and I feel free because I run.
Breath draws deep past the lone oak tree,
Just my friend and I, 'Secretariat', race to have fun.
Fast through the grass and down the long lane,
passing grazing cows in the brilliant twilight.
ever quicker now, the wind dances through my mane.
The old bull's giving
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Categories:
secretariat, 11th grade, beauty, desire,
Form: Rhyme
More Than An Athlete - Secretariat
"more than an athlete"
from the moment of birth you stood tall
with balance and strength you ran strong
for the love of freedom you were above all
it wasn't that you were a champion to rule
no other compared or could sing your song
trumpets sounded for you to hear
at that moment the sword was near
more than an athlete you
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Categories:
secretariat, appreciation, celebration, dedication, horse,
Form: Free verse
Secretariat
A horse with blinkers
To avoid the distractions
On the road to dreams.
Knowing others were chosen
He races on, unbroken
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Categories:
secretariat, analogy, dream, horse, race,
Form: Tanka
Secretariat
Secretariat
Champion of our time
Written in history as Great
Made us forget Watergate
5/31/15
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Categories:
secretariat, horse,
Form: Clerihew
Secretariat
All time records set
On the track you were the best
Secretariat.
*Dedicated to one of the fastest racehorses of all time,
and one of the most prolific sires of all time-
Secretariat March 30, 1970 - October 4, 1989.
A. Green
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Categories:
secretariat, animals
Form: Haiku