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Fence
I reach over
with casual offer of greener grass.
I could smile at her calm greed,
but I must forgive her slavery to boundaries and constant digestion.
Because I am not of her master's house, she regards me with some interest .
I regard back.
I would reach again to touch the beauty of her great sensitive body,
reach for the authentic secret mind deep within nervous muscle
and ponderous bone.
I would if one of my contriving race
could reach so far.
We regard, she and I, across more than fence,
Our condescension (or not)
mutual.
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I, for one, did not consider the meaning obscure: it was direct and poignant. Two different creatures bound by their individual limitations regard and appraise each other with wonder. The question is left open as to whether or not their mutual appreciation is not also tempered with the element of "condesention". We as humans regard ourselves the masters of such animals, but beside such magnificently magisterial beasts how small and insignificant we appear.stanley wrote:Thank you for reading. Sorry if the meaning is obscure. That was not my intention. I meant only to present a certain mutual response between a man and a horse, and the sense of the man's respect for the mystery of animal consciousness.
― Steven Wright
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Very nice catch Metomorpher. I took it to be a horse but after reading your post I became suddenly aware that the poet had not mentioned what was on the other side of the fence. The absence of this information adds a whole new dimension to the poem. Thanks for mentioning it.Metomorpher wrote:It's about a horse?! I love that it could have been about anything and the end result would have been just as poignant! Well done, Stanely, an excellent command of language.
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I wonder, though, is the repetition of 'fence' and 'regard' on purpose? Just wondering about the choice to repeat vs using other words.