Evie girl believed a nice cowboy man who gave her a white horse, grazing cheat grass on Happy Hill.  Evie gave thanks, rolled up her sleeves (had she had them) trained God’s beautiful horse, and worked her blistering flawless fingers to the rein.  Horse Lady Evie toiled like David and Daniel, warring with bears and lions in the heated easy bake arena.  Her sweaty sunscreen clogged her pores in God’s Garden, as the heat rose in the soil. She plucked time until fruition came, and finally she bit into the sweet nectar of wins.  Just as rain dropped, Evie waded through the water and mud; and away she went- packing her trailer to depart safe Eden, for arena’s fortune, but not with perfected quickness, no, not quick enough.

Alas, CB Sidewinder from Snakebite Sales and Solutions at Broken Track Ranch whispered into the nice cowboy man’s ear.  And nice, nice cowboy man took Evie’s prized possession back! So, for a price, the grey ghost horse stepped into trailer out of Texas, the rig leaving swerving tracks over the eroding wildlife trails, slithered away. Then Rockin’ Red Rabbit paid a womanly wage to CB on Evie’s champion, while they imprisoned poor Evie to the Gladiator pit. (But Evie was a Mighty Warrior.)

Ride on pale horse;

run fast, Rockin’ Red Rabbit,

 watch for the snakebite king

and the Prince of Peace.

Marla Vivoda teaches at Pikes Peak State College and Pueblo Community College. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts at Colorado State University-Ft. Collins. Ms. V. has one nonfiction book, no longer in print: Get Money, Get Real and poems in various publications, some: Tempered Steel, Dos Gatos Press, and Wingless Dreamer.