Poem 146 of HORSES FOR COURSES?
To some (in income-anticipation),
Horse-baulking at gates is a small debase;
To me, it seems a memory/fear case
Over the coming whip-castigation.
To some, the winning jockey’s elation
Is the highlight of an ended horserace;
To me, the horse’s bulged veins and scared face
Undermine the winners’ celebration.
I can’t condone a punter’s desire
To gamble rather than earn a living,
But can acknowledge a jockey’s courage;
I can’t see and think as a raced sire,
Nor feel the scrapes fences are giving,
But find horses choiceless in their bondage.
(C) David Franks 2003
From http://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/
To some (in income-anticipation),
Horse-baulking at gates is a small debase;
To me, it seems a memory/fear case
Over the coming whip-castigation.
To some, the winning jockey’s elation
Is the highlight of an ended horserace;
To me, the horse’s bulged veins and scared face
Undermine the winners’ celebration.
I can’t condone a punter’s desire
To gamble rather than earn a living,
But can acknowledge a jockey’s courage;
I can’t see and think as a raced sire,
Nor feel the scrapes fences are giving,
But find horses choiceless in their bondage.
(C) David Franks 2003
From http://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/
