Then she smiles, like it's
the first time she's seen sun
after a decade of winters.

In summer winter rain or sun, it's good to be on horseback.

In summer winter rain or sun, it's good to be on horseback.

Spring is the time of the year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade

Instead,
she's as still
as a leaf-littered pond,
dark water evaporating,
waiting desperately for rain.

They scribble on notepads,
the sound of their pens
scratching the judgemental air.