Horse Lyric Poems

During the Civil War, money came late,
Indians starved, left to their fate.
Two braves came across a white farmer's food.
They were hungry and stressed and in...

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Verse I:
He always sits under
a flowery Willow Tree
and dreams of flying a reindeer
over quite Boulder City;
the torrid Nevada heat doesn't make him sweat,
he drinks beer,...

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You would never know me,
But a theme you were of my dream,
Filled by love to the brim,
Unfulfilled that withered like cream.

You would never know me,
Nor...

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On the first day of Nollick my true love gave to me
A Manx cat but there’s no tail to see

On the second day of Nollick...

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Desire / Ability
Miracle Man
October 7, 2023

No amount of desire can ever trump my ability,
and void of ability I sit astride a stick horse.
At some point...

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I’m too old to live out these songs I sing.
There has been too much pumped into these veins.
But if you remember how I was back...

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Saddle your horse and get ready for the ride; this will be your final day before you take off to the sky, the weather is...

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My heart waits for you so that our dreams can come true .
My heart aches for you, so remove the guard so that I can...

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Schuylkill Valley Encampment, February, 1778

Dearest Beloved,

This letter, penned with nature still enwrapped in winter’s shawl,
Might reach your hands by April, should it reach your hands...

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The strong jaw
You cut your finger from just the touch
The horse voice he gives off
Letting you know when he's close
The rough hands that stayed glued...

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Fathers and sons
By Michelle Morris
21/11/2022

It was cold there in his shadow
Fathers and sons struggle with their roles
He didn't support your sensitivity
You always felt he was...

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I'm trying' to write a country song 
Hope Ya'll try sing along 
Get those feet a dancing' 
across the old oak floor 

Yellow ribbons 'round...

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She prayed for a stallion,
But got a mare
She cursed not the gods for spurning her wish
Instead, she found the mare a stable
And lo, a beautiful...

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I throw my exhausted body
Drained of all its strength,
On the small blue seat of the big yellow bus
My body loosens it’s muscles tense.

As I push...

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-From the Passover musical that I wrote, "On Eagles' Wings." Written with help from my sister, Amy-

I will sing unto Yehovah Who has beheld all...

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