Feature Image Above: A sincere thank you to Derrick, of https://derrickjknight.com , for allowing me to use this stunning photograph from his wonderful site, of a white/grey horse ambling in the woods. As soon as I saw the photo scene, the eloquent horse immediately captured my eye…
White Pony
If I were to be reincarnated
I’m sure I’d be a tall white pony
A flashy show jumping horse
Who knows his arduous course
Hurdling coloured bars
And clearing hard brush fences
A swimmer, I’ve always been
So the perilous water hazard
Would be a simple breeze
A shadow passed over, with ease
As my reflection in the pond
Magically vanished under my riders wand
Turning sharply on the pitch
Nearing the finishing stretch
I see more obstacles ahead
The doubles and triples, I dread
Without fear, forward I bound
Up, over and gliding down
My red-haired rider, she’s blushing and proud
Hearing loud applause, we bow to the crowd
Explanation: The song I’ve attached below, is from Nick Cave’s new album “Ghosteen”, which was released last week, and then coincidently this track “Bright Horses”, I was listening to at the same time as I was reading/viewing Derrick’s article, with the the white horse in the woods. Hence I was inspired by both of these powerful impressions to write this dreamlike fantasy poem.
Ivor Steven (c) October 2019
Excellent piece, Ivor!!! 🤗
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Thank dear Beckie, I’m thrilled you enjoyed this one…xxx
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Very much so!!! (((Hugs))))
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What beautiful words to accompany the fantastic beasts!
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The beautiful animals inspired me to write this quaint piece….Thanks Peter…
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Very beautiful and ever so dreamy. Your pony deserves a unicorn.
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I didn’t see the unicorn in my dreams, maybe tonight 😊🙄
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Derek has such a laid back site with lots of great images. Matches your poem perfectly!
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I love to look at Derricks site every day, for me it’s must breakfast read, and a great start to my day
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Great images here! Horses are beautiful creatures and watching them in motion is like watching an undulating river. If I was a horse, I would be a halflinger named Fabio. 🐴
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Oh wonderful Irma, maybe we’ll meet up in that great paddock in the sky……
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I will gladly share my hay with you!
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Neigh, neigh. 🌿
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magical and mystical … love it! Sleep well young man!
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I am honoured, Ivor – so pleased to have inspired this wonderful poem
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Your glorious photos are a pleasure for me Derrick…..
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🙂
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You make a fine show horse Ivor 🙂
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A tall white pony.. wow. I am not sure what i would like to be reborn as.. i should start thinking about it.
Beautifully written .
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Thank you…. the poem is quite metaphorical…… with me being the white knight in life, and journeying over all the obstacles of my path, and me carrying/caring for my red-haired lady….
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This is lovely!
And I haven’t had a chance to listen to Ghosteen yet…
Also Ivor, do you have an email address I can use to contact you about something?
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Thank you Vanessa, Use this email …
steveivo@outlook.com
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Great, thank you!
Hope all’s well?
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A very beautiful poem to accompany Derrick’s photo of the white pony. I’m not surprised the pony was your inspiration.
I love Derrick’s online diary and thoroughly enjoy his trips into the New Forest.
For your readers not in the know, the New Forest is in Hampshire, England. The New Forest is the name of an area as opposed to one area of woodland. It
gained National Park status in 2005, and includes villages, grazing land and woodland. It’s not new either, it dates back to William the Conqueror in 1079.
It’s also far too long since I was down that way.
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Thank you Sue for that wonderful piece of information……. best you make time, and get down that way…….xxx
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Yes, I should do that 🙂
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Derrick is an amazing photographer!
You are an amazing poet!
You two pairing up is wonderful!
I love horses! Their soulful eyes just gleam with wisdom and courage!
One time I heard this saying “Horses lend us the wings we lack.” 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Thank you dear Carolyn, and yes I’ve been following Derrick’s beautiful site since I started blogging. And it was a great honour for me to have a photo of his on my site, and of course he was naturally very generous. 🤗😊🌿😊
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Beautiful. White horses have always been my favorite. There something magical about them.
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Yes, they’re mystical and almost angelic….xx
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I’m a huge unicorn fan, and I used to believe they were unicorns in disguise. 😂
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A lovely poem! I can see that you love white ponies.
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Sometimes these dreams are real for me……Thank you for reading……
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We all have our special fantasies.
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