Only the moment ...

I'm reading Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man -

The pages I'm reading bring it back -

That passionate summer -

The riding stables at the end of the rutted lane -

The ripening fields -

The warmth and smell of the horse I rode -

David, smoking a cigarette as he cantered -

The bridleway through the wood -

Then the open hillside -

The sunshine and bright grass -

The clouds and blue sky -

Leaning forward -

Galloping -

The rush of air against my face -

All sorrow gone -

No thoughts -

Only the moment -

Only joy -


17.00
Wednesday 23 January 2019

The Old School House
East Stoke
Dorset