In “The Horses,” the speaker asserts, “In the din of the crowded streets, going among the years, the faces, / May I still meet my memory in so lonely a place / Between the streams and the red clouds, hearing curlews, / Hearing the horizons endure.” What message about the importance of his memory of the horses does the speaker convey through these lines?

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These lines show that the speaker considers his memory of the horses deeply important because it gives him a lasting source of peace and meaning. Even when he returns to the noise, crowds, and passing years of ordinary life, he hopes to keep this memory as a reminder of solitude, endurance, and the powerful calm of nature.

Poem: The Horses

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