Imagine: Horses
I
love:
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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