Winning Is Running

rhymed couplets Advice from the oldest in the pasture, former race horse, derby grandmaster. We are not losers let loose in the fields; we horses tell how effortless "wild" feels No jockeys here, no brutal whips. No metal bar between my lips. No braids in my tail making knots, I will never be forced into slots. No giddy crowds, no owner's frowns, All handicaps stayed at the downs. Out in the field when push comes to shove? We move aside, think nothing thereof. Winning is running, hear the steeds confess. Trophies and purses? We horses care less. For jockeys, all is lost past number three; for horses, the winning is running free. March 7, 2020