Arthur Lydiard
Arthur Lydiard, Arthur Lydiard,
O father-hand
Of slow joggers’, fast runners’
And champions’ land!
O coach of coaches,
Fearless and endless wisdom-light!
In you the final, happy death
Of our ignorance-night.
Sri Chinmoy, Run and Become, Become and Run, Agni Press, New York, 1982
