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Don’t let that horse!

“Don’t let that horse”

Don’t let that horse
eat that violin
cried Chagall’s mother
But he
kept right on
painting
And became famous
And kept on painting
The Horse With Violin In Mouth And when he finally finished it he jumped up upon the horse
and rode away
waving the violin
And then with a low bow gave it
to the first naked nude he ran across
And there were no strings
attached

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Hahah, what imagery, it is really funny. I admire poets who can create such vivid pictures with their words and rhymes. In fact, many poems don’t even rhyme!