Where to today?
I’m ready to go —
over the hills
at a gallop or slow.

Over the plain,
then through the trees,
say “giddy-up” I’ll race
as fast as you please.

I feel like a canter,
then a nice grassy snack,
and a drink at the creek
on the way back.

So hurry and saddle me,
let’s start with a trot —
time is a-wasting,
are you ready or not?

A happy horse at Katherine, Northern Territory. Photo by James Aitchison