Short Horse Race Poems

assigned to a track
   race is but a game we play ~
           handicapping fate


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Racing for the post
the horses changing places
you will lose your shirt
on a day at the races...

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Horse Race, .... Manger's:

            Into, .... Sight!?

Polyvalence, .... Jesus, Christ!...

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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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American Pharoah,
swift as an arrow.
First triple crown winner to date,
since nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

7/1/15...

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the results are in and stunning
wildcards jockey the ribbon
as if only one on the scene could be enough
too many feelings for a horse race...

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With a thoroughbred Jackass,
Two score and Ten pounds overweight,
I am going to a horse race
Hoping to win at an easy pace;
Godwilling the race will be close and tight,
May God bless me and bedevil my ass!...

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Five Fun Footles for Contest
6/10/2015

Herby's
Derby

Horse Run
For Fun

Jockey?
Not me

Too fat?
Just that

Find Jim
He's slim

Or Nort
He's short

Jim should
Ride good

Get Jim
Need him

Have horse ?
Of course

Horse race
First place...

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Today is Derby Day 
It is a big day in Kentucky
I have never attended,
but I try to watch each year

I love to see the dresses
and the fancy hats
and the beautiful, strong
horses give their all

It is a special day that people
in other states may not
think is a big deal
but I love Derby Day...

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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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I woke up to the rumbling sky
Of thousand hooves thundering
Through the heavens' horse race
And their dark dusty clouds

I filled my cup with dewdrops
Before the rain fell
And painted the roads black
With its sweaty sheen

The late summer day
Has just begun its rounds
As I took a sip in my dreams
Lightning’s crashing all around...

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awaken in the vine
casting lot for a pick
for a gracious luck
scattered on spiky pines
of roses, of tulip, and of more 

pick a lock of hearts
of deuces stack
shuffling decks of paltry picks
when only aces counts 

piece by piece
settling in for the race
a stag in a horse race
hampered and broken
an adventure of cascading dreams.....

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Loaded in the starting gate
Who will win nobody knows
The buzzer sounds
And off they go 
Thundering down the track
Jockey's on thier back 
Riding with adrenaline
Making thier way around the bend 
To the home stretch
Thier hoofs thundering like a storm 
Down the path to victory
First, second, and third 
Winning by a nose 
The amazing thrill of race day...

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With a thoroughbred jackass great
2 scores and 10 pounds overweight,
I am going to an ultimate horse race
Hoping to win at a swifter and easy pace;

God willing the race will be close and tight
No one dares smother this heavenly delight,
This race looks not like an earthly class
May God bless me and bedevil my ass.



~01/17/17
~John Hamilton contest...

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She 
Rode
Winning 
Eleven
World championships. 
Pushing hard with Scamper and Cruise, 
Charmayne scampered each season on Hell-for-leather rides,
Very fast, it was barrel or bust and swirling dust, each triangle rodeo course.   

1/2/2019
Writing Challenge January, 2019- Fibonacci - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Dear Heart
Used the howmanysyllables.com syllable counter...

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I want a kiss 

Like the sun meet the sea 
Like river catch the wind 
Like the storm hold the sand 
Like the hair cut to make a style 
Like the drink gives the best 
Like the mountain grows 
Like the electricity make the bill 
Like the way you enjoy the poem 
Like the horse race to win 
Like the Thunder made a shine on your
 lips when it gloss 
Like ko chodo beacuse I want a kiss 


With love all 
Jagdish bajantri...

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Cynecdoche The figures of speech
The Village rose at midnight
And each house wore delight
The festive mood squated on roofs
In hectic rhythm moved the hoofs
Horse race was followed by buffalo contest
Then human legs were put to test
The fairsex put on maiden attire
And the ageing lot sat near fire
The green calves cracked fireworks
while blind birds sat on treeperks
The daybreak was still very far
when in distant sky I saw a pulsar...

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Sit tall in the saddle,
Head up, shoulders back;
Toes forward, heels down,
Boots polished black;

Eyes to the front,
With a smile on your face;
And think pleasure ride,
Not horse race;

Elbows on your hips,
Squeeze tight with your knees;
Pinkies to drop the nose,
And don’t forget to breathe;

Rise and fall with the leg on the wall,
Make sure you check your lead;
If you remember all of that,
You are sure to succeed!...

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The Racetrack 

   A momentous and thrilling place 
   where people lose their pace 
   looking through the columns of the racing form.

  They seem to be cheerful 
  when they hear of their horse name Fearful 
  getting into position with Takeoff.

  The time has come and the bell has rung
  and off with a speeding start
  around on the first lap and straight for home 
  The people are shouting for Fearful to come home!

  Submitted by:
  Louis Saraceno...

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When you're wanting to bet
   On a racehorse, don't fret.
   With this tip from the stable door.
   Pair Wunwun with Tutu,
   A double that's for you.
   It's a wager you should not ignore
   Wunwun won,one race,
   And Tutu too, her chase.
   That has left one bookie,quite sore.

   1 1 is a racehorse. 2. 2 is 1. 2
   1.1. 1 1 race  2. 2    1. 1.   2.

   Wunwun is a racehorse.  Tutu is one too
   Wunwun won one race.   Tutu won one too.

   11 / 2 / 2016....

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