H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

ANTLER

Her Last Summer

The old mare knows

this is her last summer

and spends her days

in the pasture

with the two fillies

who like each other

and doze

standing side-by-side

in opposite directions

with their heads

on each other’s rumps.

[Originally published in NHS 2011, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs11/.]