Give Credit...

The horse just won the Triple Crown;
Hard work and perseverance
Resulted in a victory
With little interference.

The training, grooming, practicing
All led up to the win
And now the celebrations
Must be ready to begin.

The jockey surely earned his pay,
A trophy his reward
But he gave credit, looking up,
To “Dios,” or the Lord.

Acknowledging a deity
Diminishes, to me,
The efforts which have been expended
Exponentially.

And if one’s prayers are answered
When the finish line is crossed,
What does it say to those who prayed
But still, their horses lost?