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Poetry

Steed

Dec 14, 2016 | By Anonymous | Translated from Old English by John Estes
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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.