Why would someone even?
All they can think is the Kentucky Derby,
Mint juleps and owning a fine steed
That pays off at a million to one
In club membership and royal
Pretension, but that's a lot of trouble
And effort to the uninitiated.
They think you have to ride it
But the heart coherence is what
Makes the horse such a fine pet ...
They prance now like in Western movies
On the upper-yard arenas, distinct
In their magnificences and browns,
They way they pay allegiance
To the same thing as any of us.
