Mare..... Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

She pranced across the plains,
In sheer joy of running
In freedom unknown to horses
Who are kept under latch and key,
With her mains flowing
in the wind that fowwowed her
With her lover running after
All over in long distance,
Eating the grass and fruits
On the grown with the fresh smell
Of earth and the dust
That blew in the wind,
Smelling occassionally
To pick up scent of any predator
She walked in majesty
Following her herd
Whining now and then
Of sheer joy of free existence.

Ravikiran Arakkal