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Joy Run

For Joy it was a joy to run.
"I want to die running," she'd said.
One more marathon she had done,
And a day later, Joy was dead.
The New York City Marathon,
The 25th race she had made.
After, with medal, Joy went on
The Today show to accolade.
The former Minnesota girl
Who started running on a farm,
And through the years her toes did curl
Around a running life of charm.

She ran her last race in her prime,
Eighty six years old, in Joy time.