The Joys of Returning

The ride was long 

The horses fast 

But ne'ertheless 

It did well last

Much longer than they both had thought 

And longer than Chechi had sought 

To be away from the small town 

She somehow got to call her home

And when she saw the sun sink down 

Over the rooftops of her home 

Her heart jumped in joy and cheer. 

"Charlotte, see, we are finally here!" 

The redhead's lips broke in a smile

And they headed to town after this long while 

Of being out there in the plains 

And riding hard through nights and days

When Racoon's hooves touched the sand 

Of BG's street for the first time in an eternity 

She felt all her sorrows mend 

And she felt calm sincerity 

That she was home once and for all 

And nothing now could send a call 

For her to ride away from here. 

The joy in her heart never had been so pure.