Gallop by Joseph Fasano
Gallop
Joseph Fasanoelegy for a horse, 1997
I used to brush your hair
when we were young together.
Now I find a last strand
in the planter
and walk out and give it
to the wind again.
We can’t save the dead
but we can free them.
ABOUT JOSEPH FASANO
Joseph Fasano is the author of many books of prose and poetry. His latest books include The Last Song of the World (BOA Editions, 2024) and The Magic Words (Tarcher, 2024). He is the Founder of Fasano Academy, an online learning community dedicated to educating the “whole human being in a world of fragmentation.” His honors include the Cider Press Review Book Award, the Wordview Prize from the Poetry Archive, and a nomination by Linda Pastan for the Poets’ Prize, “awarded annually
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