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finolover
10-24-2007, 07:26 PM
The Last Horse

the old folks are gone, but the house still stands
the fences are down, but their post still dot the land
crops long gone, if you look real close the land still shows
sign of ancient field corn rows

why! at one time ya could stand on the front porch and see clean
to the mail box, now it’s all grown over with cedar and sumac
kids grew up and moved away and had kids and they moved even farther away!
Some still come back maybe once a year, sometime I think just to see what’s still
standin here

boy howdy ! At one time they was pigs, chickens, cows and horses
all over this farm, need full things, useful things....
But as things aged and time moved on they were all moved on too
it’s all quiet now, not a neigh or grunt nor cluck nor a moo.

It was me and old MO just hangin on here
till the drought came and hay got dear
now it’s jest me and I still think I hear
down in the corral a sound so clear
old Mo, just nickered loud and long
no it’s not him ol Mo is gone
dang old age , time and weather !!
Earl schrum...10/24/07

ErinC
10-24-2007, 07:28 PM
:mecry:

lisa l aka marci
10-24-2007, 07:38 PM
:mecry:

Ditto!!! :mecry::mecry::mecry::mecry::mecry::mecry:

Pasogirlz
10-24-2007, 07:43 PM
More ((((((Hugz)))))
That was beautiful Earlito.

CarolU
10-24-2007, 08:25 PM
Awwww Earl, that broke my heart. :mecry::mecry::mecry:

Soltera
10-24-2007, 09:07 PM
Earl, what a fantastic poem! I hope it made you feel better, but it probably just made you cry harder for a while. Sure made me cry.

Many hugs and much love headed your way from my heart.

lalecl
10-24-2007, 10:04 PM
Beautiful Earl!!!! Made me cry

Finogirl
10-24-2007, 10:43 PM
Earl that was lovely and straight from the heart. Poor you, cyber hugs sent your way.

PattiB
10-25-2007, 12:52 AM
Well Earl if you need a horse fix come down and visit. I'll let you ride one of mine!

pasohappy
10-25-2007, 02:48 AM
VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL. when I see abandonded farm homes, I always feel sad, because at one time they were a very busy place, family and kids and animals, then its all gone, they all have story to tell , like your poem.

dana
10-25-2007, 03:17 PM
Sigh, Earl's posts should come with a warning first. go grab a tissue BEFORE you start to read.

Thanks, Earl!