Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Ballad of the Dream Horse

THE BALLAD OF THE DREAM HORSE




EUROPEAN BLEND, THE DREAM HORSE
HER COAT WAS DARK LIKE WINE
HER EYES DEEPER THAN MIDNIGHT SKY
THIS HORSE; THIS LOVE OF MINE

WE GALLOP OVER JUMPS WITH EASE
GRACEFULLY FLYING
WE COMPETE IN ORDER TO WIN
WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING

THE DREAM HORSE AND I HIT THE ROAD
OFF TO THE SHOW WE GO
MINDS FOCUSED; SPOTLIGHT ON
THIS IS OUR HORSE SHOW

WE HAVE OUR MINDS SET TO WIN
WE STEP INTO THE RING
EACH JUMP IS DONE SO PERFECTLY
THE ROUND MADE ANGELS SING

EUROPEAN BLEND THE DREAM HORSE
HER I CANNOT REPLACE
THE ANNOUNCER CALLS OUR OUR NAMES
MY DREAM HORSE WINS FIRST PLACE
 

An Ode to Lili

Lili is my current competing show horse. Her show name is European Blend. I wrote two poems for her. This one is titled Ode to Lili.


An Ode to Lili

Lili you are so graceful and strong

I remember the day i first met you

It was like nothing could go wrong

And there was nothing we couldn’t do.

 

Your unique beauty is astounding and vast

your silky coat that looks darker than night

It is a beauty that is rare and will always last

No matter what happens you beauty will always shine bright.

 

When we work together our hearts beat as one

We float majestically around the jumps with ease

We capture the attention of all until we are done.

At the end of it all it is a blue ribbon we will seize

 

Lili my amazing love

I couldn’t ask for a better horse, partner, and friend

Our connection is rare and can only be from above

My girl, on you, my heart will forever depend.

 



Picture This

I wrote this about my first horse. Her name was Picture This. Recently she tore a ligament in her foot which made her have to have surgey. Currently she is staying at the Equine hospital about two hours away from where I live. I try to visit her as much as possible, but i just want her to be home and healthy again. I love her and miss her. I wrote this for her because she will always have a special place in my heart.
 
 
Picture This

Everyone has a destiny

But not everyone chooses to follow it.

Seventeen years prior, two beings were put on this earth

To share and grow in one destiny together.

 

Fate waited patiently for these two to meet

It was not until age fourteen that they made this encounter

The two fell in love at once

It was a match made in heaven, written in the stars

 

My darkest days were brightened by one soul

Our love communicated in our own special language

It was a language only our hearts could understand

Because at the brink of disaster she was there to hold my hand

 

We were competitive, daring, and courageous

We would forget about common sense in order to achieve greatness

My eyes were forward and my hands were gripping her mane

As she flew through the air determined and strong

 

Her beauty is blinding and her strength could move the mountains

However it is her heart that makes the greatest impact

I will never feel a love so strong

Because she became piece of my heart for all eternity

 

Destiny is a curious thing

I know now that I was born to be on the back of this magnificent creature

We were a match made in heaven; written in the stars

Picture This and I, living out one destiny, together.