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Thursday, August 07, 2008
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county fair, horse pavilion, part 1

At evening
old wooden bones of the pavilion
swell with light

particles of hay and horse hair
swirl lethargically
in heavy air
while the Tilt-a-whirl buzzes
in the carnival next door

I watch a child skip from stall to stall
clambering up gates to lean
and pet each long nose
her hand smaller than an ear
three long strokes from horse eye to nostril
eye peeking between old boards
like someone hiding in a closet
then, on to the next compartment
for her skin-to-skin inventory . . .

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Category: People, Buildings, Animals, Barns, Color