Poetic Verses
The Finals
Today maybe one of the best days in the Olympics' history
This event was the one that was awaited quite expectedly
The fastest qualifiers in the men's one hundred meter sprint
This certainly would have that air around ladled with excitement
All throughout those qualifying heats those times were in the nines
Showing that he competitors were working hard on their times
Therefore the person who will win gold when they mount that podium
Will have to dig deep and get that record breaking gear into motion
It had to be a moment of pride for those there when they saw the guys depart
Like those ancient gladiators walking purposefully to that are called the start
This certainly will be long planted in and often replayed in many a memory
Being their having that firsthand look at some person moving very speedily
They were all set got ready and then the gun gave the blast
How those fellows got out of those blocks and this was fast
Then about midway down that fellow Mr. Bold got that jolt
And really accelerated as though hit by some sort of volt
What a finish in record time he certainly reached the tape
One could see Mr. Blake being blown away in the velocity's wake
Poor Mr. Gatlin in this pace he looked like a pedestrian just struggling
Defeated, deflated and perhaps could only waddle like a duckling
It was truly such a great and quite a remarkable feat
To really blow away a field on consecutive Olympian meets
This man has proved to be now the fastest human on two feet
It was top quality sportsmanship to see the others very gracious in defeat
There is not bigger present to add to the celebration of one country
Being an independent and have now reached that golden age of fifty
How good it is to see your sons and daughters who you nurture as mother
Are now marketing you, and will band you as an icon universally.
Your name will be always in this era and perhaps forever yes, Jamaica
This event was the one that was awaited quite expectedly
The fastest qualifiers in the men's one hundred meter sprint
This certainly would have that air around ladled with excitement
All throughout those qualifying heats those times were in the nines
Showing that he competitors were working hard on their times
Therefore the person who will win gold when they mount that podium
Will have to dig deep and get that record breaking gear into motion
It had to be a moment of pride for those there when they saw the guys depart
Like those ancient gladiators walking purposefully to that are called the start
This certainly will be long planted in and often replayed in many a memory
Being their having that firsthand look at some person moving very speedily
They were all set got ready and then the gun gave the blast
How those fellows got out of those blocks and this was fast
Then about midway down that fellow Mr. Bold got that jolt
And really accelerated as though hit by some sort of volt
What a finish in record time he certainly reached the tape
One could see Mr. Blake being blown away in the velocity's wake
Poor Mr. Gatlin in this pace he looked like a pedestrian just struggling
Defeated, deflated and perhaps could only waddle like a duckling
It was truly such a great and quite a remarkable feat
To really blow away a field on consecutive Olympian meets
This man has proved to be now the fastest human on two feet
It was top quality sportsmanship to see the others very gracious in defeat
There is not bigger present to add to the celebration of one country
Being an independent and have now reached that golden age of fifty
How good it is to see your sons and daughters who you nurture as mother
Are now marketing you, and will band you as an icon universally.
Your name will be always in this era and perhaps forever yes, Jamaica