Horse Poems | Examples of Horse Poetry

The King of Greece went on a blind date The lady thought he wasn’t so great So, he went back to his horse ...

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Jezebel the racehorse with wolves she was found To run in the daytime by moonlight she howled Her stable was cave like her food freshly killed Smart jockeys won’t ride her no matter how skilled In May was The Derby with roses askew As trainers and grooms stood in fear at high noon She had to be victor or hell would arrive With Jezebel eating the winner — alive (Rhymes From The Nursery: July, 2025) ...

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Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about summer, life, sun, sunshine, sunlight, melons, willows, rain, rivers, hats, shade, sad, sadness. Such coolness when shouldered: the summer’s first melon. —Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch A wicker basket shields the coolness of the first melon. —Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Morning dew: the muddy melon exudes coolness. —Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Early summer...

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‘Live in the moment’ they say but it's hard on a winter's afternoon, inside, warm in a comfortable chair when the mind drifts, wanders off to find a park somewhere at the end of a childhood street. Dragonflies patrolling the hot, pine scented air and sunk in the shade, an abandoned stable thick in spider webs and behind a half door, a long,...

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There was a young Lady who followed a Prince, then became a Princess when she kissed a frog, I don't know why — perhaps she's Di. This same young Lady married the dog, not a hog to marry a dog, she married the frog to catch a King, I don't know why — perhaps she'll die. There was a young frog who...

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appaloosa horse mottled skin and striped hooves ~ stunning specimen AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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I’ve ridden long ’cross windswept land, Seen men lie with a shake of hand. Smiles can fool, and words can bend— But a horse stays honest ‘til the end. People come with masks and games, Talk in riddles, shift the blame. But a mustang don’t play make-believe— He gives what’s real, not what you need. A horse don’t gossip, scheme, or plot, He don’t...

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Amazing Grace how sweet the sound Harmony of Heaven Spiritual tact A Soul rose and soared far beyond the eyes to see Beyond loving hearts Pearly Gates a wait Accompanied by a Driver, White Horse and Carriage Pure and Secrete Onward to everlasting life Every horse Gallup establishing every step walked on Earth The pain and anguished confronted This was Ms. Evans hour to shine among The...

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I met ANGIE in a bar where grief drank quiet, where HONKY TONK WOMEN spilled perfume and regret. She moved like WILD HORSES with nowhere left to run— said, “I’m safer UNDER MY THUMB than out in the open.” She kissed like a dare and left like smoke. On RUBY TUESDAY, she vanished into rain, murmuring, “YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT...

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Oh, my little angel, looking into your eyes wasn’t easy as you always had them closed, Happy and peaceful as you enjoyed your afternoon doze, I wonder as I wander through this busy world, Why do my arms yearn to spin you around in a dancing twirl? As I recall the voices of you and your friends from the birthday...

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A pony her dream only orthodontics violin lessons yearly safaris ...

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink You can present a man with evidence, but you can't make him think. You can push a rock up a too steep slope You keep sliding back, and you're at the end of your rope It's not that they're stupid, they might have a degree. Is just...

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Thomas Hobson (1544 –1631) in 19th century late a Cambridge ostler and postal carrier set his priorities straight he owned a livery stable of 40 Hackney horses or more plus boots bridles and whips and put the horse the cart before after the animal left the barn by bolting fast the door and as precautionary balm the nag nearest the stable gate the worn-out equine storm to...

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My old horse I had been into town Horse and cart Bought two bags of chicken fodder Going back to the farm, there are a few steep hills The horse stopped, and I got out of the cart Help pushing I was 12 years old at the time But the horse was proud of me ...

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Okapi thought he was a horse Attempted to blend in, of course Zebras kicked him out Horses ran about But okapi had no remorse ...

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