POEM

[Susan WIllis <smw@sos.net>]

forgive me if this has been posted before.....I've never seen it on RC
in the few years I've been active.

 When I am Old......
        I shall wear diamonds
        And a wide brimmed straw hat
        With ribbons and flowers on it
        And I shall spend my social security
        On white wine and carrots And sit in the
        alley of my barn And listen to my
        horses breathe.

        I will sneak out in the middle of a
        summer's night
        And ride the dappled mare
        Across the moonstruck meadow,
        If my old bones will allow.
        And when people come to call, I will
        smile and nod,
        As I walk them past the gardens to the barn
        And show, instead, the flowers growing
        there In stalls fresh-lined with straw.

        I will learn to shovel and sweat and
        Wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel.
        And I will be an embarrassment to all
        Who look down on me
        Who have not yet found the peace in being free
        To love a horse as a friend,
        A friend who waits at midnight hour
        With muzzle and nicker and patient eyes
        For that's the kind of woman I will be
        When I am Old.

        By Lou Cadwell




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