The Horses Need Hay

Here's a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciod7laprVU

Please excuse the boundary

of my sadness; 

it's not normal, I'm aware, 

maybe, even maddening.

But, the horses need hay.

They are hungry.

Long evenings

full of shadows, 

surround my blood

stained lazy bed.

The horses need hay.

Let's gather our

senses, and get to

the fields.

Make-believe we

have purpose and

direction.

Isn't that

the mindset we need

to overcome the largest

lie of them all.

Author's Note

My limited edition e-book, Rise up Collected Poems and Short Stories is on Booksie.com and my book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems is available on Amazon

Here is a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciod7laprVU

Reviews

[A.H.]

Very well penned lines, all of it, there's a lot of wit to this write. I like the treatment and way it flows.
These below lines stood out for me -
Let's gather our
senses, and get to
the fields.
Make-believe we
have purpose and
direction.

true isn't it?, we have to fake our mind, to make our mind.. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece.

[W. Barrett Munn]

There’s a touch of Merwin in your poem.
I really admire the opening line.
Good work, poet.

[Neville]

No kidding, I think you just pinned the tail on the donkey and scored a perfect bullseye with this one Thomas 😉👍

[red93]

Symbolic of a great need which many others will relate to, and the image of the horses needing hay is Fabulous. Really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Writergurl]

WOW!! this is such a wonderful write, so full of feeling and meaning

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, much appreciated.