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Poem

Peter van Lier

Horse Joy (I)

Still

standing it persists as a

staying in clusters, munching at grass as

a happy whinnying that causes tails to swish: nothing
exceptional, it could be said,
until –

the farmer with the forage bin on his back (‘giddy-up’)
turns up, recognised already by every horse at a distance
as a
forerunner of what every horse’s heart is longing

for: end of period working at a trot; away with the concentrates, 

                                          ‘luscious farting on sorrel and clover’?

Paardenvreugde (I)

Paardenvreugde (I)

Nog

staand blijft het bij een

groepsgewijs vertoeven, peuzelend aan gras bij

een genoeglijk hinniken dat staarten doet zwaaien: niets
uitzonderlijks, zou men zeggen,
totdat –

de boer met de voederbak op zijn rug (‘vort’)
komt aanzetten die elk paard op afstand al
herkent
als voorbode van dat waar elk paardenhart naar

smacht: einde periode van werk in draf; weg met het krachtvoer, 
                                                            
                                             ‘lekker veesten op zuring en klaver’?
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Horse Joy (I)

Still

standing it persists as a

staying in clusters, munching at grass as

a happy whinnying that causes tails to swish: nothing
exceptional, it could be said,
until –

the farmer with the forage bin on his back (‘giddy-up’)
turns up, recognised already by every horse at a distance
as a
forerunner of what every horse’s heart is longing

for: end of period working at a trot; away with the concentrates, 

                                          ‘luscious farting on sorrel and clover’?

Horse Joy (I)

Still

standing it persists as a

staying in clusters, munching at grass as

a happy whinnying that causes tails to swish: nothing
exceptional, it could be said,
until –

the farmer with the forage bin on his back (‘giddy-up’)
turns up, recognised already by every horse at a distance
as a
forerunner of what every horse’s heart is longing

for: end of period working at a trot; away with the concentrates, 

                                          ‘luscious farting on sorrel and clover’?
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