She had horses who called themselves, "horse."
She had horses who called themselves, "spirit," and kept
their voices secret and to themselves.
She had horses who had no names.
She had horses who had books of names . . . .
She had some horses.
She had some horses she loved.
She had some horses she hated.
These were the same horses.
-- Joy Harjo, "She Had Some Horses"
(Photos by Moose: Wild ponies on St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, 7/30/10; carousel on Cardiff Bay, 7/28/10)
"'Tis an elegant merry-go-round harse" -- Fox, Mary Poppins, 1964
ReplyDelete"I remember when my nephew was a little boy he was out walking somewhere and he saw a lot of horses; he came home and he said, oh papa, I have just seen a million horses. A million, said his father, well anyway, said my nephew, I saw three." --Gertrude Stein
ReplyDeleteIf we gave prizes for Excellence in Commenting around here, these two would be top contenders. I mean, they are freaking brilliant.
ReplyDeleteIf I were not terrified of riding horses I would want to ride one named Selwyn.
ReplyDeleteAlwyn, Bryn, and Nia were also available, which are also lovely names, but, yeah, Goose is the only one around here who would actually ride a horse.
ReplyDeleteHORSIES!
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