Those who've followed this blog know in October 2009 I tore my achilles tendon, one of the most serious injuries a longtime runner can suffer. Through a beaurocratic blunder, I had to forgo surgery. With a lot of patience and physical therapy, I managed to heal the injury and accept newfound limitations now placed upon me, a former marathoner who loved nothing better than running 10+ miles every Sunday just to clear the cobwebs.
So my return to running and racing inspired this poem.
Marking the Occasion
Toeing the start line
Not once
Not twice
But three times
With a firmer body
A sounder mind
A fully healed injury
And good friends of mine
Is better than
Any personal records
Any finisher’s medals
Any technical T-shirts
To mark the occasion
You proved critics wrong.
After all these decades
Here is where you belong.
13 comments:
Great poem and it is so true- being injury is the BEST!
Well said!
What a beautiful poem and a great way to recognize your journey!
I loved it!!!
great poem!
Sweet!
:) Awesome poem!! I am glad to hear you are able to race again!
Great poem and another beautiful poem is ... racing again.
Merry Christmas to you and family from Italy.
It's nice to see how things have turned out for you and this poem expresses it beautifully. Merry Christmas!
There is something to be said about the experience!
I loved this. :)
YEA for proving the critics wrong. I hope I have the same success with my heel!
A VERY happy holiday to you, girl!! You've been a great friend to me in 2010 - thank you dearly!!
Way to make the comeback Anne!
Wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday Season!
As always, you have such a way with words. It is what drew me to your blog in the first place, and keeps me coming back. That, and the fact that you are just a great person, too.
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