Companion

When I ride

you are with me

You and I together

float above my sight to the left

embracing

while the beach scape

rolls out beside us

and the morning clouds

white after their metamorphosis at dawn

look on

And I feel the satisfaction of togetherness

while my legs pump up the hills

And it’s a shared experience

the way the wind pushes

at my face as I glide down

arms now spread wide —

a well-earned flight —

I take you with me

so your heart will know me,

so our hearts

will recognize each other from afar.

©Wendy Mulhern

August 30, 2012