Cat, the Horseback Rider

CAT, THE HORSEBACK RIDER
October 2, 2010

Cat, the horseback rider, lived nigh the lea
And frolicked with the horses in a land called Jubilee.
Flossie, a bay roan mare, loved her rider, Cat
And brought her joy and love and trust and fancy stuff like that.

Together they would travel in a saddle around the track.
Flossie’s mane and tail would wave as she galloped in her tack.
Truck drivers and pedestrians would wave as they rode past,
And power machines and road rollers would greet them with a blast.

Now time goes on forever, but circumstances often veer.
Unexpected changes sometimes interfere.
One gray night it happened; Flossie was sent away.
Cat, the horseback rider, was lost without her bay.

Her heart was crushed and broken, her sad tears fell like rain.
Cat was banned forever from the paddock’s circuit lane.
Without her trusty mount, Cat felt that she would die,
So Cat the horseback rider sadly sobbed her last goodbye.