horse in my mind’s eye。 Without lifting my brush; I came down from the
cheek; reaching the powerful mouth; which I’d left open after a moment’s
thought; I entered the mouth—this is how it’s going to be then; open your
mouth wider now; horsey—and I brought out its tongue。 I slowly turned out
the nose—no room for indecision! Angling up steadily; I looked momentarily
at the whole image; and when I saw that I’d made my line exactly as I’d
imagined it; I forgot entirely what I was drawing; and the ears and the
magnificent curve of the spectacular neck were rendered by my hand alone。 As
I drew the backside from memory; my hand stopped on its own to let the
bristles of the brush sip from the inkwell。 I was quite content while rendering
the rump; and the forceful and protruding hindquarters; I was pletely
engrossed in the picture。 I seemed to be standing beside the horse I was
drawing as I joyously began the tail。 This was a war steed; a racehorse; making
a knot of its tail and winding it around; I exuberantly moved upward; as I was
drawing the dock and buttocks I felt a pleasant coolness on my own ass and
anus。 Pleased by that feeling; I gleefully pleted the splendid softness of the
rump; the left hind leg that was slightly behind the right; and then the hooves。
I was astonished by the horse I’d drawn and by my hand; which had rendered
the elegant positioning of the left foreleg exactly as I had conceived it。
I lifted my hand from the page and quickly drew the fiery; sorrowful eyes;
with but a moment’s hesitation; I made the nostrils and the saddle blanket。 I
hatched in the mane strand by strand; as if tenderly bing it with my
fingers。 I fitted the beast with stirrups; added a white blaze to his forehead
and finished him off properly by eagerly; measuredly; yet in full proportion
drawing his balls and cock。
When I draw a magnificent horse; I bee that magnificent horse。
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I AM CALLED “BUTTERFLY”
I believe it was about the time of the evening prayer。 Someone was at the door。
He explained that the Sultan had announced a petition。 As you mand;
my dear Sultan; indeed; who could draw a more beautiful horse than I?
It gave me pause; however; when I learned that the picture was to be made
without color in the black…ink style。 Why no colors? Because I happen to be
the best in the selection and application of them? Who would judge which
illustration was best? I tried to get more information out of the broad…
shouldered; pink…lipped; pretty boy who’d e from the palace; and was able
to infer that Head Ill