Two Horses

• Two large horses trot up Derekh Aza. Their straight-backed riders wear plain, dark t-shirts. When they get closer, "Police" is visible in small letters running around their baseball caps. Perhaps they are training the horses to be calm in traffic. Five hours earlier, I saw a horse trailer with police markings going in the other direction.
• In the evening of (university) Students’ Day, bungee jumping, loud music, and other entertainments enlivened the grassy area of Independence Park. Over by Agron Street, where a grove of trees blocked the lamplight, police horses waited, tethered, calm, silent. Near them lounged their riders, hoping not to be needed.

Copyright 2006 Jane S. Fox