Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BAD RIDER, by MOTHER GOOSE Poet's Biography First Line: I had a little pony / his name was dapple gray Last Line: For all the lady's hire. Variant Title(s): Dapple-grey Subject(s): Animals; Horses | ||||||||
I HAD a little pony, His name was Dapple Gray; I lent him to a lady To ride a mile away. She whipped him, she slashed him, She rode him through the mire; I would not lend my pony now, For all the lady's hire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL THE LITTLE HOOFPRINTS by ROBINSON JEFFERS ROAN STALLION by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES DANCERS AT THE MOY by PAUL MULDOON CRAZY HORSE SPEAKS: 3 by SHERMAN ALEXIE |
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