"In splendid trappings, blue and red,
purple and green and gold
proud horses gallop round and round to music gay and bold.

With silver stirrups and flying manes
dappled or diar or white,
the horses cater all one way
through warm and laughing light.

And I, astride a fine black steed,
cling bravely while I sing
and make a wish for another ride—
and catch the golden ring!"

"The Merry-Go-Round" by Frances Frost