I'LL LEND YOU A FOAL

[Sandy S.]

I'll Lend You A Foal

I'll lend you for a little while

My grandest foal, He said.

For you to love while she's alive

And mourn for when she's dead.

It may be one or twenty years,

Or days or months, you see.

But will you, till I take her back

Take care of her for me?

She'll bring her charms to gladden you,

And should her stay be brief

You'll have her treasured memories

As solance for your grief.

I can't promise how long the stay,

Since all from earth return.

But there are lessons taught on earth

That from this special foal you'll learn.

I've looked the wide world over

In my search for teachers true.

And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes

With trust, I've chosen you.

Now will you give her all your love?

Nor think the labor vain,

Nor hate me when I come

To take her back again?

I know you'll give her tenderness

And love will bloom each day.

And for the happiness you've known

You will forever grateful stay.

But should I come and call for her

Much sooner than you planned,

You'll brave the bitter grief that comes

And then you'll understand......

They are special needing little souls

That give more than they take,

But leave behind their tiny hoofprints

on our heart,

To forever trot on past their wake.

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

 

[Mini Horse Lover]

Wow! :new_shocked: That's a great poem! I love it!

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How do you come up with these??

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Mini Horse Lover