Sol 5.6

  1. With a tightly knit back, compactly joined,

    and a buttoned coat over a trim, ready frame,

  2. his forehead shows you the flash of lightning,

    while all the rest of his body gleams like pitch.

  3. Beneath the wing of night, he thus resembles night itself,

    and is like the beauty mark upon daylight’s cheek.

  4. When he advances, he advances with an upward sweep,

    and when he retreats, he retreats in a downward slope.

  5. Standing still, he is like a towering palace;

    at full gallop, like a tightly twisted rope.

  6. The full moon gleams from him upon his brow,

    and the Pleiades shine clear along his cheek.

Sol 5.6