How alive this young girl
As she tenses lithe legs
Against her strong black stallion,
Shining with the sweat of speed.
Through the windy twigs of distant trees
I watch her pull against the reins
Stiff-backed,
Long hair streaming into the wind.
Now riding faster,
This chestnut-haired girl leans in close.
Pulsing together in full gallop,
They are ecstasy.
~ Russ Allison Loar
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