The meeting of the Long Riders at the Royal Geographical Society in 2005
Who are the ‘Long Riders’ and what do they know
Where have they come from and where do they go?
They travel on horseback like the people of yore
The stars are their ceiling the grassland their floor.
They ride from the east and they ride from the west
They travel to travel to be the world’s guest
Who are the long riders and what do they know
Where do they ride from and where do they go?
They ride from the north and they ride from the south
With the wind in their pockets the rain in their mouth
They see the bald eagles they hear the wild wolves
Their horses protect them for horses aren’t fools
Who are the long riders and what do they know
Where do they ride from and where do they go?
They ride across mountains and forests and streams
Their pen is their amour their paper a shield.
They arrive without warning they leave when they may
A week is a whisper and a lark is a day.
Who are the long riders and what do they know
Where do they ride from and where do they go?
Tell me long rider what makes you so wise
With your wind-beaten features and lonely green eyes?
Tell me long rider of the perfume of day
Of the sage and the soil and the scent of the hay.
Oh tell me long rider when the moon lights your way
Are your shadows behind you, did you throw them away?
Who are the long riders and what do they know
Where do they ride from and where do they go?
Tell me long rider when your riding is through
Will you come to my door or must I come to you?
Caroline Baldock©2005
http://www.thelongridersguild.com