Little Horse

You come from some other forest
Do you
Little horse
Think how long I have known these
Deep dead leaves
Without meeting you I belong to no one
I would have wished for you if I had known how
What a long time the place was empty
Even in my sleep
And loving it as I did
I could not have told what was missing

What can I show you
I will not ask if you will stay
Or if you will come again
I will not try to hold you
I hope you will come with me to where I stand
Often sleeping and waking
By the patient water
That has no father or mother