Twenty-six miles
A test of strength and resolve
Ends in smiles
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Twenty-six miles
A test of strength and resolve
Ends in smiles
Feet chant the rhythm
To-mor-row to-mor-row
Race day is coming
Footsteps, quick and light
Do not disturb the stillness
Of the morning breeze
In the green tunnel
Runner slows to listen to
Birds, earth, and body
Dark, rippling clouds
With no sense of foreboding
As we count the days
Tumultuous wind
Wraps around branch and runner
Causing both to fly
Lilacs in bloom
The bright glory of summer
Floods my nostrils
The bubbling stream
Steady and unhurried
Runner keeps rhythm
Squabbles in the nest
Robins take flight, silently
Feeding hungry mouths
Birdie! finger pointing
Noticing each spec of life
Teaching papa how