Once Upon a Horse
(Fighting windmills is the story.)
A fantasy to escape the fall, the void of all
Reality is not that tall when on the horse
Stories plunge the young into the light
Truth stabs the heart once in the hour glass
No one dies while riding by Quixote
or with him either
His lance is stronger than the day is long
And when the book is closed, we know
All of us are braver once we’ve saved
The grave, for another day, to wait
To turn just round the corner made
Edges sharp, much sharper than the blade
*Authors Note: Don Quixote of La Mancha , or just Don Quixote (/?d?n ki?'ho?ti/, US: /-te?/; Spanish: [do? ki'xote] (listen)), is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. A founding work of Western literature, it is often labeled "the first modern novel" and many authors consider it to be the best literary work ever written.
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2022
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