Gold rush, while all in a hurry,
Blood trickling down her leg
Suffering scratch-wrought injury
At the same time alert, greg
Contesters may surge ahead
To snatch away from Ethiopia’s
Long distance race’s Hen
The golden egg,
When victor-thirsty citizens
Arms upward the almighty beg,
In the outer flank
Gudaf Tsegaye dramatically stormed to
The finishing line of 10,000m race
Nation-sought-for triumph
With splendor to embrace!
Tagged along Eletesenbet Gedey
Ejgayehu Taye
Reminiscent of the green
A green flood
This time mixed with
White sweat & blood.
Past the line, Ethiopia’s
Tricolor covered heroines’ shoulder
Nothing puts citizens asunder
People God put together.
What a candle-like sacrifice
Description that defies!
What a peaceful fight
That drew global limelight!
The woman marathon’s colorful victory
Gold, Silver, result of superb chemistry
Also narrates loud the same cherished history
Additional silver and bronze medals
Ethiopia bagged
Evinces it is hero and heroines’ land.
A land inhabited by the valorous
In many a front including Sport.
Ethiopian marathon champions
(Amane Beriso,Gotytome G/Selassie)
With their arms making a fence
Came to their worn out fellow
Compatriot’s defense
(Yalem Zerfe Yehualaw)
That we have to scale up
On love, considerateness, unity
We have to harp.
BY ALEM HAILU G/KRISTOS
The Ethiopian Herald September 7/2023
