A Memorial to Secretariat, ManOWar and Other Great Equine Athletes
Let the wingless angels fly
the link to ancient battle cries;
Courage, will, grace, and fleet
in moments too short, the equine athlete;
A king arises, blessed with heart
a willing soul, in battle sharp;
In effortless wonder, he strides the earth
to enwrap our fields within his girth
till forces demand he relent
and age whispers his descent;
Such ones dwell in song and poem
to etch in stone a memorial wing
in memories long and in children's dreams
till Time raises another king.
……RAC