Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A RIVER HORSE, by FRANCIS LEO GALLAGHER



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TO A RIVER HORSE, by                    
First Line: Hippo, so dull of brain and skin
Last Line: Whence came bright pink upon your shanks?
Subject(s): Animals; Horses


Hippo, so dull of brain and skin,
Whence came bright pink upon your shanks?
What use have you for a dainty shin,
Hippo, so dull of brain and skin?
Sturdy you need each underpin,
But beauty looks foolish in your ranks.
Hippo, so dull of brain and skin,
Whence came bright pink upon your shanks?





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