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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Wonderful writing and cryptic. I wonder if this horse with all its might and intelligence reflects a woman in this poem?

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man of aran's avatar

Ah, perceptive! You might be on to something because I do see in Xu's horses, a strong sense of feminine energy. There was a moment in the writing when I changed the pronoun from 'it' to 'she'. It felt right.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

It makes it stand out! She and horse! Thank you!

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Dian Parker's avatar

Galloping over nothing, and even less than that

Makes me want to get on my stallion and ride like the wind

So evocative and horselike. You’re so good.

Love the art too!

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man of aran's avatar

Thanks, Dian. I was looking at Susan Rothenberg horse paintings, too, whom I believe you wrote about not long ago. They are also fascinating and even more murky and dreamlike, I thought. I liked the exuberance of Xu’s for this one. Apparently you too!

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Dian Parker's avatar

Yes!

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Annie Choate's avatar

Horses and humans are connected by the heart.

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man of aran's avatar

Strange how that appears to be the case. I have little real life experience with horses, mostly in dreams.

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Annie Choate's avatar

I used to have riding lessons and help take care of horses. When you wanted to communicate with them you had to feel it.

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KR (Kenneth Rosen)'s avatar

Fascinating--prelude, painting and poem. We see for what we look. Full-body laughter in brownish maroon.

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man of aran's avatar

So glad you thought so, KR. True,too, your insight.

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David Donoghue's avatar

I really enjoyed this one!

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man of aran's avatar

Wonderful to hear that, David!

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

I read this two weeks ago, screenshot the tan horse and sent it to a friend.

Accidently serendipity.

Found you and this again.

Screenshot the black horse.

You certainly capture the dance of the four hooves, lyrically, pictorialy.

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man of aran's avatar

Thank you, Malcolm! Always love the serendipitous!

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

You are most welcome.

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