You came across the great divide riding proudly upon a silver stallion
You could have thought you would have made it this far
I stood there all nerves and expectation, waiting for you
A thought came to me that you might run
Heel about pronto through the nearest exit door
But you stood smiling serenely at me
A journey worth the wait
Anticipation, excitement all met
Take my hand
Let’s go
Now.
Written for: http://pookypoetry.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/poetry-prompt-33-twelve-lines-long/
Morpethroad 
I love your 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 approach – I shall squirrel it away as a prompt for another day.
I enjoyed the sense of anticipation here, that kind of nervous energy is depicted perfectly.
Thank you Pooky, it was a fun write today.
That’s cool how you did that! “Heel about pronto” is a great phrase!
Thanks Larry I appreciate you reading and your comment.
Great post Michael, I too enjoyed your word count down. How clever. But the words themselves are good, the anticipation and the nerves and then the serene smile. All was well.
Thank you Jackie thank you for dropping by you are appreciated.
Beautiful. And coincidentally my own effort chose to write in the same format of words per line (but with an added twist) before I read your engaging words here.
Well I read your poem, excellent. What can I say Peter but great minds think alike. Thanks so much for reading and your comment.