Appaloosa Poems

appaloosa

...appaloosa horse
mottled skin and striped hooves
~ stunning specimen



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Experimental Scientist

...A most important thing to do
is to put on a sock before a shoe
The method that is, by far, the worst
is to position the shoe on first.
An experimental scientist with pride,
I only know, because ...

Married to Medusa

...Inspired by Medusa, written and sung by Glenn Hughes, with Trapeze

I look at you and can only stare. 
I love your long and flowing hair,
your smiling lips and eyes that flash
as you bat each kn...

Merry-Go-Round

...
A small hand tugs fingers -
my son and I,
plus 30 time-traveling years –
both of us pulling together for once.

The wooden horses spin,
just missing each other
by decades.

An appaloosa st...

Mare Haiku by Horn

...Go to Rhyme Zone to find words which rhyme.

Here Is My Mare Horn Haiku

Gilding is a Neutered Male
Yearling and Colt and Philly
Mustang Male or Female
Thoroughbred 16 Hands High
Wither
Pint...

My Feather

... 
Fluttering, drifting
to and fro it soars
it dances in the mighty wind
it twirls, it swirls

There
upon a sheer jagged rocky cliff
an Appaloosa horse of many colors stands majest...

Keep Looking

...Early light
on an almost grass-green.

Appaloosa coated cat
chomps on a freshly caught sparrow.

One ruffled wing flies away
upon a brisk wind.

A perfect morning
for watching,
taking note...

Cowgirl Up

...

Pitching a leg across the nether
Of a pretty appaloosa or possibly
A chestnut bay who needs to know
That she’s being ridden by someone
Who will take her through the paces,
Strides bo...

Cowboy Up

...

Appaloosa, Mustang or Paint
Breeds to ride and love, breeds who ain’t
Broken by pain or heartbreak
But show them a rattlesnake
That horse won’t have much self-restraint


...

''The Lost Feather''

... 
Something Old

April 29, 2016

A feather lost glides, drifting, it soars, 
in the mighty wind, it twirls and swirls, as if dancing;
once, the People owned all the wilderness,
th...

My Artist Side

...A unicorn, dragon, or appaloosa? I stare at the blank sheet.
Should it be running, walking, or rearing? Will she be riding it?
How outrageous can the hat be? I begin drawing tentacles.
The unicorn...

The Audience Falls Silent

...I had heard about a ...
    a writer's group  ... in my city
      where a writer could recite their poem or short story
       on a stage with an audience
I decided on a poem ... of my heritage
...

Coquihalla Holiday

...Loaded up and gassed
Got a four-day pass
Ramblin' in the Rockies
...Coquihalla holiday

Crested o’er the pass
Hope the brakes’ll last
Needle Peak behind me
...Coquihalla holiday

Driver’s t...

Ride 'Um Cowboy

...Cowboy rides horse cowboy boots in stirrups
Cowboy hat waving in hand, yeehaw it’s grand,
Cowgirl is on the range!  Lasso by corral
Appaloosa horse hurrah!  Glad he’s a cowhand.

Dreaming of equ...

Idaho Why Not

...Let’s go see Shosone Falls, Hells Canyon, Craters of the Moon Museum.
Hold up! I said to my excited husband; where are they?
Smack dab in the middle of Montana, Wyoming, Washington and Oregon.
The...

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