The Sorrel

Thank you Diego, "Two Quarters Spinning in the Sun"

No one was there
The air was crisp,
Lanky long strides, crisp to match the air,
Cheeked in tight with my left hand,
From the ground to the stirrup,
Stretched me, leaving little room for the ball of my foot to give much bounce,
I thought up, moved up and with,
Blending into the horse,
Settling together,
Then the light,

Dust, mud on my tongue.
Blood on my palate.

Cowboy Round Corral Recognition.

A empty time gap greeted me.

A known feeling.

One I had left in my youth
returned.


Truth will set us all Spinning in the Sun.

Author's Note

Thoughtful and wrapped in a white shirt Diego Paz's Poetry again is inspiring.

Reviews

[Wolfwind]

This is one of those amazing piece of writing, that I can't logically follow it, but my emotions are invoked and the heart gets hit with a sense of pain and joy coupled together. Yet, I can't say what it was about the poem that cause the effect. I know that this was a connection between a horse and man and time itself, but that was all I could see visually. The feeling it left was good though...even though I don't know where it came from. I suppose that means it is really well penned. Great Ink!

Aaron

[lee von cleef]

thank you, clocked in the head,much as a youth then a little now that I am mentally taller,not that I am any smarter for it,but enlightened? oh ya thick in the spirit soup, not all bourbon, some holy wine,and spirit water.Thank God,Jesus H Christ,and Mary and a Woven Holy Spirit to point the way.

[Cool Handless Luke]

Diegos 2 quarters.... knew the ending reminded me of something...
My dad dancing on some invisible strings of a marionette with bucket spilling sweet feed enticing lady back into the pen while my mom laughed her butt off at his expense..
.trying to gain some saddle time to impress local rodeo legend jim enough to let me keep lady there where it was safe and my mother's laughter in aimed at healing my fathers pain.

[Ruth]

Just gorgeous, you always make me smile after reading you xoxo

[elastagirl]

Some times i feel that familiar sensation when I ride in the wind.

[bryandc15]

amazing piece :)

[Krithika Raghavan]

That sense of humor again fits in your author's note...
I can reflect in this poem... Enjoyed fervently;-)

[Robbie~xoxo~]

and so goes life... our youth spinning...round and round. The truth is not always pretty, in can be damn gritty. The imagery of dust, mud, and blood on the tongue leaves a bittersweet aftertaste. A Great write.

[lee von cleef]

Thank you for stopping by, you might like "The Devils Prize" it is as "Alluring" as several of yours are.

[SHEEMA HUQ]

you really take us to the setting and leave me gasping for water......

[lee von cleef]

"Gasping for water" cool clear water

[Tate Morgan]

This a truth that goes back way longer than youth .The ties that bind men iof countinence with the power of human dignity and pride

[lee von cleef]

Yes , Pride I have left it in a lot of divots.If it is not a crowd watching with their judging pocket books , it is my dog trotting up to me grinning.

[Tate Morgan]

Agreeed testosterone knows no master

[lee von cleef]

the bird hunter smiling on his death bed," I have shot a hell of a lot of birds"

[Tate Morgan]

I can imagine all boys go through that

[Norma M Sutton]

I found this interesting as I finally gave in to the urge and bought my first horse since my teen years. Not a sorrel, but a blue and white pintaloosa and yes the last bit is so true! "One I had left in my youth returned."

[lee von cleef]

Why not ? it will show how lightly you regard future consequences.Oh horses ! and men, what a team to drive loneliness away, that and a good book.

[Norma M Sutton]

LOL So true. I have enjoyed every minute with Emma. She was very thin when I got her, but not now. She is always happy to see me . . . can't say that about people now can we :). Yep horses, good friends and a good book. Hard to resist :D