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‘They approach at night’

Adrian Spry
By Adrian Spry
Image: Catherine Skipper

They approach at night.
The horse nation.
Stepping out.
They’re here to fight.
And show the way.
Here they come.
Whinnying and neighing.
Here they come.
They come at night.
Like ghosts.
The Numina.
They come to fight.

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