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One At A Time
You want to throw a leg over without worry of a rank ride What you need are sweaty blankets You want the confidence of that rodeo rider What you need are miles in the saddle You don’t want to fear what you love What you need is to show up To put a foot in…
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Makeup Off, Spurs On
Sometimes I’m struck with something to write and I must stop what I’m doing and get it down in the moment, otherwise I’ll lose the thought altogether. That is how this poem came to be. I was cleaning Gangster’s stall, thinking about my messy hair shoved under a hat, my warm scarf slightly choking me,…
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Horses As a Memory: A Poem About Saying Good Bye
Some dear friends of mine recently had to put down their 26 year old Arabian horse who had 11 national championships, 8 reserve national championships and was truly part of their family. One of the original horses of their herd, a special horse who elevated the riding skills of all of his riders and remained…
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Ode to The Horse Widower
[social_warfare]You’ve heard of the horse whisperer, but have you heard of a “horse widower?” Urban Dictionary defines it as horse owners, usually women, who give their horses the best of everything and inevitably neglect their spouses. Ha ha, sounds about right. The below poem was my very first blog post ever, but I thought sharing it before Valentine’s Day seemed…
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Ode To My Husband
If he wanted a cleaner house A wife without hay in her hair and her bra If he didn’t want his truck used for moving hay If he wouldn’t help move 1000’s of pounds of hay for me every few months If he wanted a wife with a hot meal on the dinner table at…