Horse Poem by Louise Gluck

Horse

Rating: 3.4


What does the horse give you
That I cannot give you?

I watch you when you are alone,
When you ride into the field behind the dairy,
Your hands buried in the mare's
Dark mane.

Then I know what lies behind your silence:
Scorn, hatred of me, of marriage. Still,
You want me to touch you; you cry out
As brides cry, but when I look at you I see
There are no children in your body.
Then what is there?

Nothing, I think. Only haste
To die before I die.

In a dream, I watched you ride the horse
Over the dry fields and then
Dismount: you two walked together;
In the dark, you had no shadows.
But I felt them coming toward me
Since at night they go anywhere,
They are their own masters.

Look at me. You think I don't understand?
What is the animal
If not passage out of this life?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Luo Zhihai 18 January 2015

What a good poem this is! I love the lines.

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Brian Jani 10 May 2014

Very interesting poem

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Colleen Courtney 14 May 2014

Mich to ponder on after the read.

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kathrine 05 November 2020

i feel like the person in the poem

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P A Noushad 16 October 2020

The poem gives the deep insight of life.

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RayaNY 08 October 2020

Is this a man talking to a woman or a waman talking to a man?

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Rajnish Manga 27 November 2016

The poem brings forth the intrigues and complexities of human relationships. Analytical. Only haste To die before I die. You think I don't understand?

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Denis Mair 27 November 2016

the animality of one who closes in on himself, the humanness of one who keeps her heart open

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Louise Gluck

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