The eye

Recessed in a black head
the orb
almond-shaped
framed by a wild fringe
and an erect ear

a black lens embedded in
white space
animated
alive
tracking
recording

like a surveillance-camera
alien movements of a bipedal species
that boasts it as the master of the universe

best understood by a sensitive horse
in the year 1886
now, an iconic figure
known world-wide as beloved Kholstomer.