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[aid] => mick
[title] => Nova
[time] => 2005-06-28 19:35:20
[hometext] => I always wanted to lean how to ride a horse but for some reason I was also terrified of horses. A month ago I signed up for riding lessons and overcame my fear and I am learning to ride and care for horses.
[bodytext] => Nova Smell of hay and horse and some ancient pull on the senses I could not stay away forever Making excuses why I could not fly through the air And you so restless after a long winter Stomping of your hoof and toss of your head Ears alert to any sound of spring I touched you with timid hands Brushing the mud from your thick winter coat Pleased that we were becoming friends I listened to your voice trying to understand And whispered what a pretty girl you were The saddle squeaked and groaned And I found myself high up in the air Imagining the wind in my hair and sparkle in my eyes Magical and terrifying, what a long way down it was The jolting of square hips rocks me back and forth My bones protest this bumpy ride But my heart soars with every turn around the ring I stay here upon my high horse And the little girl in me is grinning from ear to ear [comments] => 3 [counter] => 147 [topic] => 14 [informant] => merry [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => DreamsandWishes )
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