Pony parades
Ribbons weaved in their long tails
High steppin’
Like the drumline practicing
Knocking their beats into the ground
All
the
way
down
to
the
lava.
If a pony
is a small horse
then a mitten must
be a small slice of
the glove-mitten-minus-the-fingernails
combination plate
You can add a soda for 99 cents.
Don’t forget
that the padlock must be securely
fastened.
Fastened as securely as you would
on an airplane.
Just in case of a crash.
A crash!
The horror.
The horses will rear up
and make
horse noises
and forget about
The glove-mitten-minus-the-fingernails
combination plate
They will fly off
The likelihood of a 99 cent soda
on a dial
will decrease
to zero
All will be lost
without
horse gloves.

-lbr