[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Kitty McCrae The western sun, ere he sought his lair, Skimmed the treetops, and, glancing thence, Rested awhile on the curling hair Of Kitty McCrae, by the boundary … [Read more...] about Kitty McCrae [poem by Barcroft Boake]
poetry about horses
Bells and Hobbles [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Bells and Hobbles. When our feet are in the stirrups, And our hands are to the reins, When the cities lie behind us And before us spread the plains, There’s a song of night and morning That … [Read more...] about Bells and Hobbles [poem by E. J. Brady]
A Gallop of Fire [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] A Gallop of Fire. When the north wind moans thro’ the blind creek courses And revels with harsh, hot sand, I loose the horses, the wild, red horses, I loose the … [Read more...] about A Gallop of Fire [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
The Rebel [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] The Rebel. Down the Mitchell Kylie bred him, where the rustling reedbeds shiver; Kylie swore the devil fed him with ungodly wind and flame; He was wild as mountain … [Read more...] about The Rebel [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
The Clan Call [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] The Clan Call. I patted the head of a pony, By a Collins-street kerbstone tied, And my soul is sick for the old things And the feel of the world outside. I … [Read more...] about The Clan Call [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]