Thursday, April 26, 2012

The Day Blacky Was Killed By A Car


After school I roll out my bike. 
Come on Blacky! Off we go. 
Not a girl and a dog but a mare and her colt
gallop across the prairie, lungs bursting.
Nothing's man-made here. 
Just sunburned grass,
endless blue sky, antelope, deer,
prairie dogs, endless grouse, 
flocks of birds, gusts of wind. 
Our muzzles agape, manes a blur,
the sun is setting
hooves turn back to paws, to legs,
we are home in time for dinner, 
the girl and her dog,
the dog on a leash. 
The dog did not chase a car.
They'll gallop again tomorrow.








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