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Location: Sapulpa, OK | When I Am An Old Horsewoman
I shall wear turquoise and diamonds,
And a straw hat that doesn’t suit me
And I shall spend my social security on
white wine and carrots,
And sit in my alleyway of my barn...
And listen to my horses breathe.
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer night
And ride the old bay gelding,
Across the moonstruck meadow
If my old bones will allow
And when people come to call, I will smile and nod
As I walk past the gardens to the barn
and show instead the flowers growing
inside stalls fresh-lined with straw.
I will shovel and sweat and wear hay in my hair
as if it were a jewel
And I will be an embarrassment to ALL
Who will not yet have found the peace in being free
to have a horse as a best friend
A friend who waits at midnight hour
With muzzle and nicker and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be
When I am old.
-Author Patty Barnhart |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | palgalz - 2014-03-20 4:35 PM When I Am An Old Horsewoman
I shall wear turquoise and diamonds,
And a straw hat that doesn’t suit me
And I shall spend my social security on
white wine and carrots,
And sit in my alleyway of my barn...
And listen to my horses breathe.
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer night
And ride the old bay gelding,
Across the moonstruck meadow
If my old bones will allow
And when people come to call, I will smile and nod
As I walk past the gardens to the barn
and show instead the flowers growing
inside stalls fresh-lined with straw.
I will shovel and sweat and wear hay in my hair
as if it were a jewel
And I will be an embarrassment to ALL
Who will not yet have found the peace in being free
to have a horse as a best friend
A friend who waits at midnight hour
With muzzle and nicker and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be
When I am old.
-Author Patty Barnhart
I love that poem. I've known it for a while and think its cool. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Sadly already there, and still working to support these beasts. If I didn't get the exercise it takes to care for all the four-legged critters on my place I'm afraid I'd turn to stone.
Great poem..............
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | I saw this poem a while ago too. I was reading it to my family and like a big dork, I started crying...I'm such a sap...Anyway, my daughter printed it on pretty paper, framed it and gave it to me. I have it in my bedroom. I talk smack about when they are grown, I won't have horses anymore. Truth is, I have had horses my whole life so I can't imagine NOT having them around. Chores when it is -40 with the windchill when I am 70-80 years old might be problematic but I may have to figure it out.  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Thanks for sharing  That will be me someday  |
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| chuckie31 - 2014-03-21 9:49 AM I saw this poem a while ago too. I was reading it to my family and like a big dork, I started crying...I'm such a sap...Anyway, my daughter printed it on pretty paper, framed it and gave it to me. I have it in my bedroom. I talk smack about when they are grown, I won't have horses anymore. Truth is, I have had horses my whole life so I can't imagine NOT having them around. Chores when it is -40 with the windchill when I am 70-80 years old might be problematic but I may have to figure it out.
Makes me cry too! I used to be tough but now this stuff has me sniffling and wiping tears  |
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