I remember the moment

I laid eyes on you

Your swayback, your creaking

Oh my God, what’d  I do?

I still took you home

With a gleam in my eye

And promised to keep you

Til the day that you die

The days were so many

So much more than I thought

I treasured the moments

Of this old horse I had bought

Then one day the time came

When you were in pain

All our efforts to save you

Were just made in vain

I held you and loved you

With tears in my eyes

The moment was truthful

And not filled with lies

Your journey here ended

On that bright sunny day

And you’re never forgotten

Though in peace you now lay

You’re running, you’re playing

All the things that you missed

We talked of them freely

That last moment we kissed

I will always remember

That look in your eye

When you said you were sorry

That it was your turn to die

You nuzzled me gently

You wiped off my tears

You said to remember

All our wonderful years

I know it’s not normal

To know what you think

But to me it’s as natural

As my eyes when they blink

You were such a good teacher

Of my boys you took care

In the lessons you taught them

You were always so fair

Some of your lessons

Landed them on their ass

But you did it so sneaky

With your own kind of class

Your trot was so bouncy

I thought I would die

But you ran like the wind

Through the woods we would fly

I pray that you are running now

Through glorious meadows green

You were the sweetest, kindest horse