We catch the reins of enamel Pegasus
And lift the child until she is astride …
The horse climbs steadily the [golden] pole …
Rising, [the child] returns
To where our faces, staring in at hers …
Recede to artifact as her vision blurs.
“Peripheries”
Ruth Stone
[My image Joyride has been selected for inclusion in the “Finding Joy” exhibition to be held on October 1-23, 2020, at the PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont.]