Rider's Song
Rider's Song - meaning Summary
Journey Toward Inevitable Death
The poem depicts a rider traveling toward Cordova who repeatedly confronts the impossibility of arrival. Sparse, recurring images—the black pony, moon, olives, and the long highway—create a mood of longing and looming doom. The speaker knows the roads but anticipates death waiting at the city gates, turning a physical journey into a meditation on fate, loss, and the gap between desire and fulfilment.
Read Complete AnalysesCordova, far and lonely. Black pony, full moon, And olives in my pocket: Although I know the roads, I'll never reach Cordova. For the plain, for the wind, Black pony, red moon, And death is watching for me Beside Cordova's towers. Alas! the long, long highway, Alas! my valient pony, Alas, that death is waiting Before I reach Cordova. Cordova, far and lonely.
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