Saturday, 29 April 2023

Noontide Ride

Noontide Ride

 

Now she comes knocking at stable doors,

smells soft scented burnished straws,

cross-stitch scatter cushioned sunbeam floors,

she’s all tacked up, but still wants more,

sometimes backwards forwards facing,

point to point and steeple-chasing,

saddle hunter’s back front and center,

chasing wild thrills that will repent her,

races steaming sun at the speed of joy inside,

breaks sound barriers on a noontide ride.

Now she’ll never repeat a same shirt twice,

although she’s poor, she possesses paradise,

ribbed and veined, well what’s a girl to do?

she didn't know what she was getting on to:

swinging stallion stirrups to come with you,

eyes closed heavenly while thinking psalms,

sugar lumps will melt in outstretched palms,

trot to gallop gripping bare-backed slide,

show jumping, tosses mane with pride,

outstripping records on a noontide ride.



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