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My mother had a treasured ornament A big brown shire horse To the mind of a ten year old This was a toy of course . It was a steed for my action figures A target for my toy gun It carried cavalry and Indians Giving me hours of fun. One day whilst playing with my plastic bow and arrow I knocked the shire horse from the table Two pieces broken from its mane But superglue held them stable. I never told a living soul I was never asked, So I never lied and my mother polished that horse every day Right up until the day she died. Last night at my mates house He and his wife were entertaining a fortune telling friend What she had to say to me Made the hairs on my neck stand on end I think all that stuff is utter rubbish and I got up to leave When the lady asked me why I said, I'm afraid I don't believe . I said goodbye to all my friends Then I turned to go The medium/fortune teller Told me there was something I should know She understood I was a sceptic So I must leave of course but I should know my mum had forgiven me For breaking her shire horse. No one but me knew about that horse I have kept it secret for so long This morning my scepticism about fortune tellers Is still there but not quite so strong As I've said I broke that shire horse So many years ago I never told a living soul So how did that fortune teller know ?
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