The hearts of horses

by | Mar 23, 2023 | Poetry

THE HEARTS OF HORSES by Ruth Bavetta

the ears of cats,
the tails of dogs following
their masters home.
The love of old husbands
for their old wives, the way
they move closer in the night.

 

Photo by Daisyree Bakker, used and adapted under CC.

About The Author

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Ruth Bavetta’s poems have appeared in Rattle, Nimrod, American Poetry Review, Tar River Review, North American Review and many other journals and anthologies. Her books are Fugitive Pigments and Flour, Water, Salt (Futurecycle Press), Embers on the Stairs (Moon Tide Press), and No Longer at This Address (Aldrich Press). She has been a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee.