Barbaro, A Champion - A Poem by Del “Abe” Jones
For all people who love horses
(And not many people don’t)
We all hope Barbaro will survive
But the chances are, he won’t.
After “The Derby” victory
Looked like his chances were good
To winning “The Triple Crown”
And there’s many felt he could.
Even with the great technology
And Veterinarian medicine
Even if he should survive
He’ll probably never race again.
A brief career that gave us thrills
Who ran each race with all his heart
So sad it all has come to an end
At “The Preakness”, at the start.
Sometimes the odds can be beat
But this handicap is rarely won
We can only hope for a miracle
And hope more races will be run.
I had to have a horse named Roban II
put down years ago and one of
the hardest things I ever had to do.
About the Author:
Del "Abe" Jones was born in Indio, California in 1941. He served in the USAF '58-'61 at Fairchild AFB, WA in the 92nd Combat Defense Squadron, K9 Corps. He has four children and eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren who reside in Washington State. He began writing poetry in the early eighties and has self-published four books. He was asked to recite "The Wall", a poem he wrote about the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. at the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Orlando, Florida. Two of his poems are etched on the Ellis County Veteran's Memorial in Waxahachie, Texas, dedicated Veteran's Day, 2002. One of those poems, “POW/MIA” is also inscribed on the POW/MIA Empty Chair Memorial at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Dedicated 07.17.2011. His poem, "The Never Ending Trail" about the Cherokee Trail Of Tears has been used in classrooms across the Nation and abroad. It has also been published in "TO BE READ ALOUD." In 2011 he relocated to Cocoa, Florida.
Read more Del "Abe" Jones poetry and here at http://www.scribd.com/Del_Abe_Jones
You can read Del “Abe” Jones' latest book, "Of Native American."
