
“Dressage” by Robert Joyner
rider and mount
regal bearing
engaged in an
elegant dialogue
formal attire
commands
glistening flanks
subtle artistry
airs above ground
lithe and light
through the jumps
stepping smartly
through forms
martial born
muscle memory
drawn upon
centuries turned
to a delicate
genteel ballet
barely tinged
by its ancestral
warriors charging
through battlefield
blades wearing
blood in their eyes
From my books Bullets from Bones and Legacies (vol. 1)