2003-05-07 : This is a spiritual progenitor to the "Into Keewatin"
cycle
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My johnny mule is a little slower than
Your Morab mare at the gallop, but
Cantering along this lane, stirrup to stirrup
They are stride for stride. Companions
Of many such jaunts; red mule, bay mare,
Moving in easy syncopation. Companions, too,
are we, of many journeys. Long time
Friends, long time lovers. A mile along,
In our secret trysting place we move
Together in easy syncopation in a ritual
As old as spring, as new as today. Then,
I speak your name.....
..... and find myself at my bench, in my shop,
and you far away with someone else.