Triathlon Poems

O what heavy price for independence
Valiant men dying in fierce triathlon
Battling to their last breath for its defense
As they protect the walls of Babylon

Laying down their lives with no shade of guilt
While powerless the great sun god watches
Its ravaged empire...Read More

Gripped by the throat with tension 
Mad aggression pumping thru my veins 
Changing my complexion 
Pressing thru the world of small selections
Fencing off the other feelings of oppression 
And while I'm resting 
I don't wanna wake
But once my eyes open...Read More

Playing tic tac toe with a triangular time bomb can be said to be a great idea for a triathlon of terrifically trained turnips whose expertise in the feats show a huge display of dedication, dietary dresses, and downright deserved...Read More

The Poets Duel


I consider myself the poet
Of historic love affairs
Not the Romeo and Juliette’s we all know
The ones mirrored in lesser history of lore
Like Heloise and Abelard
I was the king of this poetic style

Then came along the competition
He thought somehow...Read More

Lauren is originally a Paralympic swimmer, 
But her uncle guided her into the triathlon, 
A third of which involves outdoor swimming, 
And did her first one in 2011, came second. 

Born without a lower right arm, she’s won, 
Many a...Read More

Melissa always dreamed of being a beach lifeguard, 
But when it got to the age when she asked about it, 
She was told she could not because of her eye sight, 
Since she is visually impaired and so can't see...Read More

Alison completed the triathlon in Rio, 
With Hazel Smith, her guide athlete, 
‘Cos she’s visually impaired, not solo, 
And so needs Hazel to see the beat. 
 
She comes from Dunfermline, Scotland, 
Hazel comes from Edinburgh, capital,  
She loves...Read More

Faye was working as a gym instructor, 
When a colleague asked her to set up, 
A triathlon event, and she was a runner, 
In the contest, so desired to join up. 

She competed in her first triathlon 2009, 
And is...Read More

Claire won 5 medals at the Barcelona Paras, 
In 1992, where she took the 50m freestyle gold, 
To set a World Record, and in the 100m pass, 
Still freestyle, she secured a warm silver fold,

A silver for the 100m backstroke...Read More

Joe’s triathlon consisted of a 750m swim, 
A hand bike race which covered 20km,
And then a wheelchair race for 5km grim: 
Joe collapsed on the Rio finish line fen. 

But he came sixth, a good Royal Marine, 
Stepped on an...Read More

“Cerebral Palsy has not held me back, 
I've not let it hold me back.” A footballer, 
In past years on the England CP squad, 
Ryan is a para-triathlon PT2 competitor. 

In 2015 Ryan won the bronze medal,
ITU World Championships in...Read More

George suffered a traumatic left ankle injury, 
When he was only two and a half years old, 
But many a complex reconstructive surgery,
Meant that he could achieve his ambitions. 

His parents are both competitive Ironmen, 
And his brother represented Great...Read More

Phil embraced his disability when he acquired it, 
And took up the disability sport of para-triathlon, 
Where you swim, cycle and race a set distance:
He broke his back in 1991 in a cycling incident. 

His nickname at school was Oggy,...Read More

David was told by his parents when a child, 
That he “could do anything [he] wanted to, 
no matter [his] ability.” They lived near sea, 
So they taught him to swim as a small kid. 

He loved it, and his...Read More

Andy wanted to be in the Parachute Regiment, 
But only three days before he started training, 
He was involved in a bad motorcycle accident, 
Which eventually lost his leg, problems taking.

Determined to keep fit, he took up many sports, 
And...Read More

It’s a decent social life, just the people who surround
But why settle for just that? So many more options abound.

Do I want to talk about triathlon, poetry or ultra running?
The neighbors don’t get them; coworkers thing they're funny.

The only consistent...Read More

Singing
(With thanks to John Miles.)

Singing was my first love,
And it may be my last,
Singing in the future,
Came from singing in the past...

First was singing at school,
Happy songs and ditties,
And a solo first verse
Of 'Royal David's City

Then to the local choir
To...Read More

Soda
Cumulus clouds
Biking, running, hiking
Triathlon, walk, mountain, top
Drinking, bathing, fishing
Sunny, torridly
Pop
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 Penned on November 11, 2014!...Read More