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Don't Cry for the Horses
Don't cry for the horses
That life has set free
A million white horses
Forever to be
Don't cry for the horses
Now in God's hands
As they dance and they prance
To a heavenly band
They were ours as a gift
But never to keep
As they close their eyes
Forever to sleep
Their spirits unbound
On silver wings they fly
A million white horses
Against the blue sky
Look up into heaven
You'll see them above
The horses we lost
The horses we loved
Manes and tails flowing
They Gallop through time
They were never yours
They were never mine
Don't cry for the horses
They will be back someday
When our time has come
They will show us the way
On silver wings they will lift us
To the warmth of the sun
When our life is over
And eternity has begun
We will jump the sun
And dance over the moon
A Ballet of horses and riders
on the winds
to a heavenly tune
Do you hear that soft nicker
Close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses
Love the ones that are here
Don't cry for the horses
Lift up your sad eyes
Can't you see them
As they fly by?
A million white horses
Free from hunger and pain
Their spirits set free
Until we ride again
Brenda Riley-Seymore
What a beautiful expression of hope. It is soooo hard to say goodbye to a beloved horse, but when the time comes, we have to realize it is the way of the world. Horses indeed have been a gift to us and we have been blessed to be able to care for them while they stay with us.
ReplyDeleteThat was beautiful! And very timely, since my barn just had to put down a horse as well.
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be a lot of that going around. I think Ashley just had to put her horse down, too.
ReplyDeleteSome has recently posted this poem for me as I lost my best friend last Friday. My pony Zorrick was almost thirty three and I had had him for twenty eight years. It wa a very painful decision to make and I will never forget him and will love him Forever. This poem is very beautiful and very moving but it gives hope also. God has a very special angel in heaven but then god only takes the best.
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