remember how

Remember how we rode together
on horses wild beside the river,
sweat drenched flanks sprayed
from waters shallow, steel hooves
ringing the rounded river rocks.

Laughing full tilt reckless
through the grassed  floodplain,
reins fallen to necks outstretched,
arms thrown to wind swept song
hair whipped wildly, flying long.

How we rode, let them run,
'till sun was caught at rivers turn
where arms come down from shouldered hill
of valleys' close,
and slowed to walking down we slid 
to earths sweet banked warm embrace,
pounding thumping torrents of hearts
clouds raced on
eyes full closed to blue  
wilder pulsing red shone through.

Heaving chests and breath were stilled
fingers found each others, tip to tip
currents passed.

Remember how our lips were charged
the day we rode together,
barebacked in summer grass.