Sunday, November 8, 2015

Equine-Friends



Imagine: Horses

 
I love:
                         
Such mighty power display within the noble beast

Gentle-master loyal whispers true of nature’s feast

 

Five-below neck-nuzzled comfort-warms a frozen nose

Fragranced “Horse”-aroma pleasant as a summer-rose

 

Thick of mane and tail with forelock-long wind-blown

Wild-frolic ride across yon plain easy freedom shown

 

Eon-gone eohippus miniature first ancient steed

Evolved to modern pleasure-mount-show breed

 

A taste to satiate desire from archangel to any tiny cherub

Draft work-horse, dressage, jumper, favored Morgan-Arab

 

Color traits of bay or black, palomino, sorrel, dark-dappled grey

Alert, refined ears, dished face, 14.2-hands stature Morab-play

 

Pungent odor leather tooled for comfort western ride

Abbreviated English saddle soft-seat on posting stride

 

Headstall fitted right please-ease controlling cold-steel bit

Steed-rider motion syncopated rhyme-flow like a poem writ

 

Sweet alfalfa hay-smell stored in stable-loft on high

Tack room heavy leather sweet-desirous as an apple pie

 

Through woods, splash stream or o’re jump-strided pattern course

Fun-fine delight for talent rider on tamed-tethered Saturn-horse

 

Bright halter red, lunge-line long to exercise good friend-pet

Sugar apple-treat or carrot-stick reward for excellent effort set

 

Fancy tooled boots, Levi’s tight, western shirt, kerchief, white-brimmed hat

Black leather semi-laced flat heel, jodhpurs, white shirt, black coat; like that

 

Home-y stall with manger deep, feed tray full, watered at a trough or near-lake

Brush and comb, fine curry, pick four hooves, pet the pony; an honor to partake

 

Dawn’s crystal dew, mid-day, noon, dusk-evening cool or midnight full moon

Life’s love to share with steed-friend and thee; just dare to “Saddle up!” Soon!

 

Anticipation peaks, view of the horses speaks as approach to the stable nears

Bedouin proverb: No wind so sweet as flows between fine steed’s refined ears

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