The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot Analysis

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Out of all the memories I have from my childhood, the one that has always stood out the most to me is of my father playing the guitar and singing “The Pony Man” by Gordon Lightfoot. He would play and sing softly with a backdrop of cicada chirping and gentle breezes on summer nights before I went to sleep. It was my favorite lullaby and still is. This song instilled an obsession with the idea of freedom, and horses, in my young mind. Sometimes when I feel sad or anxious I listen to this song and think about pirate ships piled high with apple pie. As simple as this song is and as simple as my dad’s decision to sing it to me throughout my childhood is, I think that it has shaped a big part of who I am. I think this short song influenced my creativity,

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