The Rainbow Bridge For Horses

By the edge of a woods,
at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow
where time stands still.
Where the friends of
man and woman do run,
when their time on earth
is over and done.

For here, between this world
and the next,
Is a place where
beloved creatures find rest.
On this golden land,
they wait and they play,
Til The Rainbow Bridge
they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer,
in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole,
their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored,
their health renewed.
Their bodies have healed
with strength imbued.

They trot through the grass
without even a care,
Til one day they whinny
and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward,
eyes sharp and alert.
Then all of a sudden,
one breaks from the herd.

For just at that second,
there's no room for remorse.
As they see each other...
one person...one horse.
So they run to each other,
these friends from long past
The time of their parting
is over at last.

The sadness they felt
while they were apart
Has turned to joy
once more in each heart.
They nuzzle with a love
that will last forever
. And then, side-by-side,
they cross over...together.

Author Unknown