Suddenly the grey goes down.                   
A thousand pounds of horseflesh land       
where earth is soft and muddied brown,  
   
and with him, helmet for a crown,
the girl’s ride strays from what was planned.
Suddenly the grey goes down

and time suspends the rider’s frown
as both meet gravity’s demand
where earth is soft and muddied brown.

Dragged under, she fights not to drown,
flings feet from stirrups to disband.
Suddenly the grey goes down

and covers her, a big white gown 
of crushing weight – can lungs expand
where earth is soft and muddied brown?

But here she finds her earned renown, 
for somehow she gets up to stand.
Suddenly the grey goes down
where earth is soft and muddied brown.