I worked really, really hard today, and that work was rewarded. This does not always happen. Sometimes I put in a huge effort and buggery bollocks is the result. But this morning, it all came together. I could see the way. A small green shoot of hope sprouted. It was a lovely feeling.
Since I have wrangled with words for many hours, I have none left now. Sometimes my brain is a finite thing.
Before I sat down at my desk to do the work, I took the red mare out into the wide, open green spaces. It is in just such a space that a thoroughbred is popularly supposed to go crazy. All that flat grass, no fences, nothing to stop her; how could she resist? She resisted. She put on her best dowager duchess hat and gave me a composed trot of such poise and grace that I could hardly believe it. It was as if she were dancing to some internal music. She needed no reminding, no instruction, no correction. She picked her own graceful gait and kept to it. With each step, she grew in confidence and conviction. I could feel something like pride flowing out of her. Perhaps it was even pleasure. I try not to ascribe human emotions to horses, but she seemed delighted with herself.
You can see some of the majesty in this picture. She does have majesty, and it grows in her, day by day:
One picture = 1,000 words (maybe even 10,000....100,000....1,000,000!)
ReplyDeleteShe is SO beautiful.
She is very handsome in this one, and so calm and self-contained. You are making such an old softy out of her. I can appreciate what a joy that must be, even though I've never been responsible for anything bigger than a dog, I know from that what a pleasure it is to produce an animal with a good nature.
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