Golden Horse Ride

The oncoming truck swerved into my lane And there was not enough time for veering But I was suddenly relieved from the pain By a golden horse with hind legs rearing We galloped straight down the road for apace And then turned onto a large green expanse I hung on tightly, not used to a race Though I was willing to give it a chance My dull senses were roused on the fresh field And my pale skin warmed from the sun outside I slowly loosened my grip and revealed That I could never fall off if I tried I shouted out with a vivacious voice Unlike the one that was used to hiding With newfound feelings that made me rejoice Due to the golden horse I was riding In an instant we reached the tall mountains That I’d only seen in big picture books The kind with dreamlike waterfall fountains That we climbed up without a second look There were no hurdles too large in our way Or tough boulders too slippery or coarse That could in the slightest ever delay Or stop the progress of my golden horse We moved as swift as if running downhill Giving me motive to close my own eyes But once at the top got an awful chill When the brave stallion leaped into the skies This time I shouted out “Why in god’s name Must I be saddled on this golden horse!?” For a deed like this is truly insane Until knowing my death, fulfilled its course David Fisher-posted on 2/10/2015-For Structured Forms-Iambic Verse Contest