{"id":715,"date":"2026-03-16T01:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=715"},"modified":"2026-03-16T01:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:45:27","slug":"a-race-to-run-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/a-race-to-run-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"A RACE TO RUN — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

A RACE TO RUN<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

01-10-2017<\/p>\n

Put on your very best shoes,
\nYou’ve been called by the Son,
\nFrom this point and forward,
\nYou have got a race to run.<\/p>\n

It will not always be easy,
\nSand pits and hills lie ahead,
\nSatan will be out to get you,
\nSo be careful where you tread.<\/p>\n

If you patiently run the race,
\nBig rewards you will be given,
\nBut they will only go to you,
\nIf the course was well striven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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