Cheval

       Cheval seul, cheval perdu,
 Malade de la pluie, vibrant d'insectes,
       Cheval seul, vieux cheval.

       Aux fêtes du galop,
   Son élan serait vers la terre,
            Il se tuerait.

     Et, fidèle aux cailloux,
   Cheval seul attend la nuit
     Pour n'être pas obligé
 De voir clair et de se sauver.

by Paul Éluard (1895-1952) , "Cheval", from Les Animaux et leurs hommes, les hommes et leurs animaux, in Les Animaux et leurs hommes, no. 2, published 1920

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by Henri Sauguet (1901-1989) [pseudonym] , "Cheval", 1921, from Les animaux et leurs hommes, no. 1.

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