Poetry
Steed
Dec 14, 2016 |
By Anonymous |
Translated
from Old English
by
John Estes
The well-born stride their mounts for weight
and sway
The well-born stride their mounts for weight
and sway, thrilled by a horse’s proud hoofbeats;
fortuned soldiers brawl for their fetch’s war—like
virtue; swagger quenches the drought of peace.
Translator
John Estes
John Estes is a poet, writer, and translator. He directs the Creative Writing Program at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. He is the author of three books and two chapbooks.
