To ride the wind
To feel the air, to find
The freedom of an open moor
A beach, a place to let the spirit soar
This my friend is Heaven indeed
The loam in which to plant the seed
Of wild desires for miles unbroken
Of talk with words not spoken
Of hooves beating on ground
Of bodies lithe and sound
Of gallops, wind in face
Of freedom's wild, wild pace
Of rain and hail lashing
Of thunder, lightning flashing
Of sunshine on beach bright
Of water's splashed delight
Ah Bliss might I call your name
For what you are is but the same
Envy I not those behind desk
Desire I not their daily task
For here on freedom's back I ride
From here man's desires I deride
I am us, two in one count
I am me, at one with mount
I am the waves, I am the wind
I am the air, the freedom found
I desire naught, I need naught
I have all I ever have ever sought
I Ride
Terry Reader September 2010