The Gift of a Horse

Aquila and Moondust Sat together in soft firelight No words spoken Everything had been said Through their hearts The love awoken The moon rose high in the night sky Moondust felt the movement of moons and stars She saw Aquila Here and high above What she felt in her heart She knew why All of it…. Love Aquila took an arrow Launched it to the sky Feathers of gold and brown Arced through He tracked its’ course Through stars and light Where it fell It drew forth a horse A rustling of leaves brought by a soft hoof fall Through shadows and wind gust In, strode a horse For the precious Moondust Such a horse of soft eyes came to Moondust If you could see in its’ face, so wise The firelight of love Of things, broken Now , whole What it meant To her To me The completed soul Moondust touched his face Looked to Aquila Never had an arrow flew as true Through stars and light Silvery trails To bring forth a horse The horse quietly stood beside Moondust Together they felt everything In a Heartstone wood Flickering firelight Of things once broken Stars, bright No words were spoken The horse drew close She whispered his name known only to them Such a horse of soft eyes Took away her tears of previous lost years Made her strong again