EquineAnn Poetry Stop

[Horsa]

After you've pushed yourself to the limit you need to relax & just let yourself be free.
Soon after you'll be the best you can possibly be.

 

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You sometimes need to prove yourself to yourself as well as to others.
The only people you don't have to prove yourself to are your Mothers.

 

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It doesn't matter how you feel.
Ensure you do what you need to do.
Ensure your emotions you conceal.
Only open up to your family & friends true.

 

[Horsa]

We all have our talent, strengths & skills.
Using them really gives us thrills.

 

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We also have our weaknesses & flaws.
Trying to strengthen them, us it bores.

 

[Horsa]

Always live life to the full.
If you don't it can get dull.

 

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Don't let anybody dictate how you think & what you feel.
Life is happening to you as well for real.

 

[Horsa]

You are in control of your life.
That's you, not your parents, siblings, friends, managers, husband or wife.

 

[Horsa]

You decide what you want to do.
Have a long, hard think about it if you haven't a clue.

 

[Horsa]

Take time out sometimes to do what you want to do.
This is very important both for me & for you.

 

[Horsa]

You've got to be able to help yourself before anyone can help you.
You've got to try, to your own self be true unto.

 

[Horsa]

Be the light in someone's life.
Allow yourself to shine bright.
Keep yourself as sharp as a knife.
Always do what you think is right.

 

[Horsa]

Hold on tight to your dreams.
Try your best to make them come true.
I hope the sun on them beams.
I hope they all come true for you.

 

[Horsa]

Fly as high as you can fly.
Try as hard as you can try.
Soar as well as you can soar.
Do your best & when you get better, do more.

 

[Horsa]

I sometimes find myself thinking in rhyme.
When I do that, I feel the need to share my thoughts, every time.
My brain just appears to enjoy the elegance of rhyme, every thing turns out perfectly spelt, punctuated & grammatically correct.
Without even thinking about it everything turns out perfect.
Some people would say I have a talent or a gift.
Seeing my rhymes & thinking about them, my self-esteem & confidence does lift.
I know I'm not a professional poet.
I have a go though & we all know it.

 

[Horsa]

I know I'm not perfect.
No one is.
I try my best.
Everyone does.
I make mistakes like everyone else.

 

[Horsa]

I've always loved horses, ponies & donkeys too.
I always wanted to own 1.
I know I'm not the only 1. Most little girls do.
They're all beautiful, whether black, white, grey, chestnut or dun.

I never even got the chance to learn to ride.
I only ever got the chance to see 1 who lived nearby & stroke & feed it.
It was lovely being by its side.
I was taught to lay my hands flat when feeding it apples & carrots so my fingers wouldn't get bit.

I'd love to go somewhere like Shetland, Eriskay, Connemara, Newforest, Dartmoor, Exmoor or the Camargue where they are in the wild.
Those holidays would be a dream to me.
I've always wanted to do this since I was a child.
They are places I'll always want to be.

All the talk of the role of horses in the past first got me interested in history.
Why I've always been attracted to them is such a mystery.

 

[Horsa]

The moon

What is the moon?
The moon is the earth's satellite.
It's got many a dune.
It's our brightest natural, outdoor light at night.

It's made out of rock.
It orbits the earth while the earth orbits the sun.
In the old days it told people the time instead of a clock.
When the moon came out it told everybody to stop work & go to bed as the day was done.

The moon has many seas.
Astronauts have walked on it that's how we know.
Dad tried to fool me when I was a child by telling me it was made of green cheese.
It's a place some people would love to go.

It controls the tides.
It has many sides.

 

[Horsa]

The moon

The moon is a satellite
That orbits the earth.
It gives the earth light at night.

 

[Horsa]

Everything changes all the time.
It doesn't take long before clean places are full of grime.
There are some people who keep places neat & clean.
Unfortunately, when they're needed they can't always be seen.
Things change in style from time to time.
Destroying history should be a crime.
Modes of transport & fashions change.
What is now old-fashioned was once top of the range.
Deciduous trees do not always have their leaves & they're not forever green.
Red, yellow & orange leaves on trees & on the ground are an autumn scene.
In winter leaves are white with frost & snow.
In winter you can't find many flowers anywhere you go.
Robins come out in winter & their lovely song they sing.
Daffodils & tulips come out in spring.
At Christmas you see lots of decorated trees.
In summer hanging around flowers you see bees.