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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE SONNET OF A TRACK FIEND, by WILLIAM A. PHELON First Line: Baby, I know you think that I Last Line: I'll make the rest look just like also-rans! Subject(s): Gambling; Horse Racing; Track Athletics; Wagering; Betting; Running Races; Pole Vaulting; Discus Throwing; Shot Putting; Running Hurdles | |||
BABY, I know you think that I Am just a fish—a mackerel or trout, Or a plain sucker, to be hooked and gaffed By any wise guy, or a common tout— Maybe I am—but when it comes to love, I am a whizbang and a turtle-dove! Baby, I know I've made some foolish bets, But those were made when I had just seen you, And I was dazed and dizzy—didn't know Whether the jocks wore purple or light blue! Believe me, Babe, this mark, this easy sinner, When he saw you, knew he had picked a winner! I know you think the horse game is the bunk, But listen: What is life, except a race, Where fastest favorites put on their stuff, To settle just this—win, and show, and place? I tell you, Babe, stand for the wedding banns, I'll make the rest look just like also-rans! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RUNNER by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE GLORIOUS TOUCHDOWN by GEORGE ADE IN THE FORUM OF JUSTICE by GRACE DENIO LITCHFIELD THE LONELINESS OF THE 100-METER DASH MAN by DAVID WAGONER PAAVO NURMI by WILLIAM A. PHELON A FOOL THERE WAS by WILLIAM A. PHELON |
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