His best ever finish is a seventeenth place <br />And 'tis likely now he'll never win any race <br />He goes by the nickname of 'the unplaced athlete' <br />But the main thing about him is that he does compete <br /> <br />As without his type others they could not run for gold <br />And stories of their greatness could not be written or told <br />And though for him the bonfires they never will blaze <br />He should be remembered and we should sing his praise. <br /> <br />He should be remembered for trying his best <br />And though always found wanting when put to the test <br />Great courage of him we should not deny <br />And credit him for giving it his best try <br /> <br />And credit him if only for taking part <br />A sportsman in ways and a sportsman at heart <br />He is always out jogging in rain, hail or sun <br />And every race to him is just a fun run. <br /> <br />He will never be one sports writers will recall <br />Though that doesn't bother him one bit at all <br />His next run the ten mile road race on Sunday <br />And of him 'a good sport' seems a fair thing to say.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-good-sport-2/
