Ode To A Jock
The gate flies open and we jump out the best
with nostrils flaring and ears pinned our match
we have now met
I steady my mount then we head for the rail
there is pounding of hooves are all around me
but onward we sail
We are crunched, pinched, and beaten about
but the horse shows no resistance and I find a
way out
Then out of the turn and down the stretch, I yell "Lets
Go" and he leaves like a jet
I can see up ahead the finish line it's not too far
now
I can almost smell the roses in the winner's circle
at Churchill Downs
No greater accomplishment can a Jock achieve
then to be the winner of a Kentucky Derby
I dismount and as my feet hit the ground, a mob
of reporters come running like a bunch of hounds
Shoving microphones in my face for me to recap
the last furlongs of the race
I try to respond though I am a bundle of nerves
after the last sixteenth it was all a blur
The horse did his job he carried us through
You should be interviewing him, he's the real news
The lights have now faded, the interviews are done
the parties are all over and our race has been run
Next year will bring another chance for someone to
win this most prestigious race
And another will stand in my place with pride
beaming from their face
For no greater honor will a Jock ever receive
than to be the winner of a Kentucky Derby
Linda Browning Alicea
About this poem
My late husband was a Jockey and this poem is dedicated to him. Although he must of thought many times about riding in the Ky. Derby it eluded him.
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Submitted by LAinKY on September 25, 2023
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Scheme | XXA BCB DED XA XXXX FC XX XG XX HX II HG XG FC E |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,366 |
Words | 284 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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