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Summary Of The Poem 'The Quarter Horse Nanjing' By Irene Huettl
Irene Huettl’s poem “The Quarter Horse Colts” effectively uses imagery to illustrate the enchanting beauty of nature that occurs each Spring in ranch country. Spring is the symbol of new life, it adds freshness to the air and brings forth a livid landscape full of colors and joy that is untouched and pure. Such is the case in this ranch where motherhood is shown to blossom in different ways. The poet admires the “golden mares, the bays and buckskin” as they “stand to suckle their young” portraying the love shown by the mothers to their calves. The calves move around so gracefully with their “small rounded bodies” which allows the poet to appreciate how appealing small things look as they move around in an energetic yet poised manner. The poet
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