Eight Bells

Eight Bells had come in second to Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby, then collapsed with two broken ankles and was euthanized on the spot.

You ran your race.

 You gave it your all.

Your beauty is blinding.

You came in second but your time was short on this world.

You broke your legs and they put you down.

Big Bown had nothing on you.

 

 REST IN PEACE

Reviews

[Bhavya Kaushik]

Frankly speaking, I didn't got it very well after my first read...But after reading it again I kind of really got it!
A very nice way to pay a tribute to a horse, This also reminded me of a poem written by a friend of mine as a tribute to her cat!
Though I guess you should edit it as there are some misspellings here!
But great write overall!

[Chillbear Latrigue]

I remember the horse. It was sad.

[Enigma]

I had to read the reviews in order to understand the poem. Of course, it's well written. Just that I had a problem in...well...understanding it...
Now that I know what it's about, I have to say...great write. Pretty short but to the point. Some typos are there and I guess you should use the poetry format..and not the paragraph one...lolz
Well done!! Keep writing ^_^

[Winter]

I'm a huge racing fan. I saw that race and the run out after when she went down. There are some errors in spelling here. Her name is Eight Belles... with an E. The words second and legs are both spelled wrong and Big Brown is a proper name so both words are capitalized. Also, you should use a poem format rather than a paragraph format.

I love the sentiment of the poem. She was a great horse. She beat every other horse in that field and it was not a soft field. Thanks for bringing the poem to my attention.

[Albert Freeman]

secant should be second

lags should be legs

I agree the misspelled words did not take from your tribute to Eight Bells. It was a sad moment and you captured Eight Bells spirit well.

I like this. What a great tribute to a beautiful horse! I did notice a couple of words spelled wrong, it didn't distract any. Great poem!