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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOREINE: A HORSE, by ARTHUR DAVISON FICKE Poet's Biography First Line: She lifted up her head Last Line: And she is beautiful. Alternate Author Name(s): Knish, Anne Subject(s): Animals; Horses | |||
SHE lifted up her head With the proud incredible poise Of beauty recovered From the Mycenaean tombs. She opened her nostrils With the wild arrogance Of life that knows nothing Except that it is life. Her slender legs Quivered above the soft grass. Her hard hooves Danced among the dandelions. Her great dark eyes Saw all that could be seen. Her large lips Plucked at my coat-sleeve. All the wisdom of the prophets Vanished into laughter As Loreine lifted her small foot And pawed the air. All the learning of the sages Turned to ribald rubrics When that proud head Looked at a passing cloud. And so, amid this godless God-hungry generation, Let us, my friends, take Loreine And worship her. She would demand nothing, Nor would she utter thunders. She is living, and real, And she is beautiful. | 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 BOOK OF LU T'ANG CHU by ARTHUR DAVISON FICKE |
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