(9/17/24)
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Kiger mustangs are indigenous.
Wild herds can become prodigious.
So in Oregon the BLM
Rounds some up into big holding pens.
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Near Burns tall chain link corrals are home
For a while to horses born to roam
The high desert in all its seasons
Eating sparse forage, hence the reason.
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Many Kigers are a handsome buckskin
Whose black-tipped ears, mane and knee stripes win
My heart as does their hardy nature
But best’s an intelligent creature.
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I visited the mustangs one day
To see wild horses the easy way.
I drove around the big enclosures
Admiring, watched while taking pictures.
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By a barn mustangs stood in a bunch.
I thought of an apple in my lunch
When right to my open window came
A fine bold stallion with a black mane.
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I gently gave a friendly greeting.
His lustrous eyes pleased at the meeting
Through my window he stuck his soft nose
And I shared my apple since he chose
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To befriend me and I was pleased
By his noble gesture and seized
By desire to take him home with me.
But without the means it couldn’t be.
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The mustangs are offered for adoption
And for those who can, it’s a fine option.