The Continual Struggle

Invaders had been coming to the Holy land

To plunder its riches or destroy its cultures

During all this time some brave men lent their hand

To protect the motherland from the vultures.

One such man, part of a series of fighters

Rides the horse alone to the border

Motivated by the love of country and the exhortation of writers

He is also part of the royal order.

Over hundreds of years

Men have fought with courage

Overcoming their internal demons and fears

It is the stuff of a thriller.

The animal is as motivated as man

Its ears pick up the faint sound of the enemy army

It runs as fast as it can

It knows that the war is going to be bloody.

Brave men have sacrificed their lives over the millennia

Fear was never part of their lexicon

Sometimes it was part of the hysteria

Although they knew that the race was not a short run but a marathon.