[RC] Merry Christmas to ALL horse lovers from Rainbow Meadows - Karen Everhart
A HORSEMAN'S
CHRISTMAS
by horse
trainer Doris Eraldi
It's the night before Christmas, we're out
in the barn
Blanketing horses to keep them all
warm
They're eating their dinners, tucked in cozy
stalls
Not aware that it's Christmas or any special day at
all
They can dream of spring pastures from their pine-scented
beds
No visions of sugarplums dance in their heads
But
we people are thinking of merry parties and such
Maybe feeling a
little sad at missing so much.
This season is special but the horses don't
know
We've got work to do before we can go
We finish
the chores and head on inside
To get ready for dinner and our own
yuletide.
It's nearly midnight, the carols are sung
I
remember a story I was told when I was young
How at midnight on
Christmas Eve
The creatures of the barnyard can speak to us with
ease.
I am called to the barn, I wade through the
rain
I know I must go, I can't really explain
I slide
open the door, pause for a while
Then slowly walk down that dully
lit aisle.
A nicker from Casey, a wink from JD
Sleepy old
Alibi waking to see
Tucker rustling his bedding, a snort soft and
light
Each horse gave a greeting as I walked through the
night.
I thought about parties bright lit and warm
The
ones we don't go to 'cause we have the barn
And vacations and
holidays that we don't get
When we're working long hours for bills
to be met.
Walking all the way to the end of the aisle
I
stop to stroke Bonnie, it brings me a smile
She snuffles my face,
hot breath on my skin
It starts me to thinking about my horses, my
kin.
I could be at parties with laughter and
mirth
But where I am right now is the best place on
Earth.
Karen Everhart MEd Co-founder and Executive
Director Rainbow Meadows Rescue and Retirement, Inc. Serving the equine
companions who have so loyally served us... www.rainbowmeadowsranch.com 620-725-3402
Owner/Operator Horse Calls - Equine Management
Solutions Centered Riding Instructor Distance Horse Conditioning and
Training www.horsecalls.com 316-648-5082
