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Thursday, 27 February 2025

Heads of state

The road sign says No horse racing on the carriageway

A good job on that day; for you were past racing

Your racing days were over

All your days were over


It was the first time that I had seen a glass and crystal coffin carriage

Horse drawn, groomed for the occasion

You would have liked the sign Road closed for a funeral procession

Hundreds, maybe thousands of well wishers

Stand back, make way, by notices they are instructed


The sun shone then as the sun shines now - outside the gallery

Inside, a casket: Lacrymatory - The Jerpoint kick-starts the memory

Of someone I never ever knew

Though I know now, my chasing days too are almost over

All of those days are almost over