Author Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth The old white horse comes tired to work, For all night long in the rocky pasture Where the burdocks grow He goes clattering among the stones The fleshless heels of a ghost pressed deep in his ribs. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments