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Listen to the poem

Your teacher will read out the poem. Listen to it carefully.

Not to be republished
A Girl Called Golden

-David Bateson
Why did you run
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When your schoolmates were walking?
Why did you sprint
If they started to run?
Why did you train
while others were playing?
What was the secret
That made it seem fun?

Was it the feel
of the fresh air and sunshine?
Was it the stir
of the breeze in your hair?
What made the coach
recognize you were special?
Was it because
you had courage to spare?

Showing your will
when the muscles were aching,
Long spells of effort
and much to be learned,
Heeding the words
that some others rejected,
Knowing that winning
could only be earned.

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