Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Two Hearts Tough To Break

On Christmas day when you arrived
Red bows wrapped tight in your ebony mane
The whites of your eyes and the sound of your whinny
Santa had brought me the gift too big for the chimney

Boy did you charge me and snort at my face
I thought Santa was crazy
For bringing this gift that wanted much slack
More than anything else wanted me off of her back

Then did I realize I was just like her
Two stubborn souls with no room for change
We were so similar that our match was arranged
God has his ways to blend animal with a certain human companion
Even when one may be lost you will forever still have him

That horse dressed in her pajamas of bay
Galloped me around like a racehorse all day
She never gave in or let me down
For my heart was hers and she knew with her it would stay.
Two spirits blended to one and our stubborn combined
We were the friends that raced with the sky
She whinnied and nickered to show that she loved
And never have I felt that kind of love.

Even the day I had to let you go
We never lost anything instead our love has grown.
I gave you to God to lead you along
The springs and pastures when the guide was just me.
We all have to lose in order to gain
My love will stand strong
Like your proud steed leg and hoof
That carried me swiftly through storm or terrain.
Remember that Santa gave you to me
A present that made the bond that can't leave


I love you Sweetness; the gift that completed my childhood. 7/20/2010