The Winner
Curled up on the pavement,
The long distance runner,
In life a tall man in death
Small almost child sized
He had tried to run away
From himself, finally did
But his sleeping face bore
No smile of triumph.
AucklandPoetry.com presents Poet Resident JAN OSKAR HANSEN on http://OSKAR.AUCKLANDPOETRY.COM
Friday, August 29, 2008
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