02/22/2008: "Never Forget"

Never Forget
By Megan Okeson

*I wrote this poem for a 7 month old colt, Cody, that passed the Fall of 2004 from an unknown cause. He was my baby boy, and he was so perfect.

Tears keep falling,
I wish you were here,
My heart will ache for you,
My precious dear.
Your still soft body
Tears me apart,
Why couldn't I save you,
With all the love from my heart?
Your hurt is finally gone,
You are no longer in pain,
I am losing my mind,
This makes me insane.
As I move on,
You do not drift from my mind,
Cody, I still think of you,
You were so loving and kind.
Although you have left,
I swear sometimes I see,
Your little soft face,
Resting on my knee.
I want you to know,
I will never forget,
The love you gave me,
My sweet, gentle pet.



Poem by Annelies Johnson
I told myself I wouldn’t cry –
But cry I did.
When I got home, I ran to my room
And hid.
He’s sold.

He taught me to gallop,
He taught me to jump,
He made me a rider
When I’d started as a lump,
But now
He’s sold.


I hear people’s voices in my head,
“He’s too stiff” “too small”
“too old” they said.
I knew they were right,
It was time to move on.
He’s sold.