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White horse, riding across my mind
Reference to a recurring thought or memory symbolized by a white horse.
Wearing a band of gold around your hooves
Imagery of a horse adorned with a band of gold around its hooves.
Collecting the stars, the glint of the stars
Describing the horse collecting the stars, symbolizing celestial beauty.
In your great and empty eye
Emphasis on the vastness and emptiness in the horse's eye, perhaps denoting a lack of emotional connection.
The drink I drink is a drink as strong as
Reference to a potent drink, possibly metaphorical, paralleling the strength of a powerful poison.
The strongest poison in the land
Comparing the strength of the drink to the potency of a deadly poison.
Riding on the back of my horse with his golden band
Imagery of riding on the horse with a golden band, suggesting a journey or experience.
Who catches the stars in his eye
The horse is portrayed as catching stars in its eye, hinting at a connection to celestial or extraordinary elements.
His great and empty eye
Reiteration of the horse's great and empty eye, emphasizing its lack of expression or emotion.
That had never smiled, never noticed me
Description of the horse's eye as never smiling or noticing the speaker.
I would like to think of that he dreamt of me
Expressing a desire for the horse to dream about the speaker, adding a layer of longing or unrequited feelings.
When he went to sleep at night
Suggesting that the speaker wishes to be a significant presence in the horse's dreams.
That he thought I was the special thing in his life
Expressing the speaker's hope to be perceived as special in the horse's life.
But to those great eyes, they see nothing
Highlighting the horse's inability to see or recognize the speaker, emphasizing a one-sided connection.
They don't profess poetry
Noting that the horse's eyes do not convey poetry, possibly indicating a lack of emotional depth or expression.
Don't profess insight into me
Stating that the horse's eyes do not provide insight into the speaker's emotions or thoughts.
Now I stand on empty man
Reference to standing on an empty man, suggesting a sense of desolation or loneliness.
Beside the stable door on the stud farm
Depiction of the speaker beside a stable door on a stud farm, setting the scene for the narrative.
And the green and gray attendant
Introduction of a green and gray attendant handing straw to the speaker, indicating a mundane task related to the horses.
Hands me straw, says, "Go feed the horses"
The attendant instructs the speaker to feed the horses, adding a practical aspect to the narrative.
You know, of course he's a dreaming talking horse
Description of the horse as a dreaming talking horse, suggesting a fantastical or imaginative element.
Who wears gold bands around his feet
Reiteration of the horse wearing gold bands, emphasizing its symbolic significance.
And dreams of stars, and dreams of stars
Highlighting the horse's dreams of stars, reinforcing the celestial theme.
In his empty eye, in his empty eye
Emphasis on the emptiness in the horse's eye, underlining a sense of detachment or unresponsiveness.
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