Horse
Sense
Nothing was changed, really.
The long placid pasture
sprawled in the sun.
Horses studded the far slope,
heads down, cropping the
wasted offering of autumn time,
all still in the moments of
my passing.
A tableau in the periphery on
all those other days,
but yesterday I turned and
looked far, saw more.
Yesterday I came to my
senses.
In those long moments,
I was a lover of horses.
Richard Carl Subber is a
freelance editor, a writing coach, and a historian. His first book, Writing
Rainbows: Poems for Grown-Ups with 59 new poems, is for sale on Amazon
(paperback and Kindle), or free in Kindle Unlimited. Rick’s poetry also has
been accepted for publication in The
Aurorean, The Australia Times Poetry, miller’s pond, The RavensPerch, Northern
Stars, Creative Inspirations, and elsewhere. His website is: http://richardsubber.com/
Good recorded thoughts U.S. Citizen Carl, I like this poem,
ReplyDeleteMostly because "Horse Sense" is my kind of sense, but
also because it is done in a unique writing style.
Yancy
I really enjoyed your pastoral snapshot. I love to see horses in a field or anywhere really. Thanks for sharing your talents at Whispers. Best, Suzanne.
ReplyDeleteVery showing of a feeling. I like horses and this poem too. Barbara
ReplyDeleteHi Yancy, Suzanne, and Barbara,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your kind comments. Like you, I share my poems on Whispers with a strong sense of humility and great joy, we have eyes and hearts around the world sharing the vitality of poetry!
Rick
Dear Rick, how quick I am to learn the way you sign your
Deletename. It is good that we get aquainted as members
of the Whispers family of sharing and caring.
Many blessings to you.
Dear Richard,
ReplyDeleteI like the way your poem puts into the landscape. Nice job of painting with words.
Michael
This is a great piece! I absolutely loved it and the feeling of it, I could see the whole scene. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteHi Michael, Peggy
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement, and of course I recognize your names and your work on Whispers! We all learn from each other!
Rick