Sol 6.1

  1. And a rain-watered meadow, radiant with blossoms,

    like the color of dyed wool in hanging ornaments.

  2. After autumn rain, a downpour from the Bucket watered it,

    hanging low, its crossbars still uncovered.

  3. Nothing marred it but ostrich nests; down had already grown

    on some of the ostrich chicks in the hollows.

  4. And a herd of wild bulls around cows

    with young, guarding them with the dusky bulls.

  5. And you see them like nobles in an assembly,

    or in a time of bounty and comfort.

  6. I have traversed its heart, under my hands a forward-surging

    horse, excelling in the race.

  7. Easy to lead, powerfully built, swift in running,

    stout of limb, sound of bone.

  8. He was not left to rest at noon in summer's heat, nor bridled

    for riding about or the mischief of restive caprice,

  9. save to make him ready for a coveted prize, should there

    be one, and for war if it bares its shin.

  10. And his is the milk-rich wild cow ahead of the

    riders, equally with the towering, hard-charging bull;

  11. and the massive beast, bare-limbed and broad-bodied,

    its brain close to the inner corners of its eyes.

Sol 6.1