Herb Heap and Moon Horse

[Two distinct essays that should not be read together.]

1. Herb Heap

My business partner and I own this great big heap of herbs. It’s fresh and cool. It’s really a treat. Children love it; and it is ideal for lactating women. 

On a vacant lot in our city’s residential zone is where you find the heap. You could drape a tent over it. Its herbs offer a way to help build your body. Even husbands will like it. Use a large scooper to dish up. Go on: fill your plate. 

Remember, in the movie version of A Streetcar Named Desire, when Marlon Brando kept yelling “Stella”? — That’s how the herb heap makes you feel.

2. Moon Horse

It is a stormy, black, cloudy night. There is a full moon. We hear a howl. Thick fog pervades the scene. 

Now, out of a cloud of shimmering mist steps the legendary Moon Horse. 

This animal is enchanting. It possesses tyrannical might. Here is its backstory:

She was born on the moon, with an emerald saddle and amethyst horseshoes. Her wings are made out of sunshine. Now I’ll tell you about her enemies:

The Moon Horse despises all motorcars. She tramples upon them. She also helps to save children from their parents. 

It is to this Moon Horse that the Greek Hero Perseus owes his vanquishment of the sea monster Cetus, as well as his successful beheading of the Gorgon Medusa. The myth of Pegasus is a U.S. embellishment of the original Moon Horse history.