A Faithful Companion-W

A time when women dressed as queens
And the queens used to ride like warriors
Men fought to live and lived to fight
And never went gently into that night.

To ride a *Marwari horse is to know the **Rajputs
To view a pair of perfectly curved ears
To see the twilight world of*** Rajasthan 
To create frenzy of festivals a thousand and one.
To see Rajasthan, a gateway to the heart of
India’s spiritual and ceremonial heritage
.
Even in heaven horses  are respected.
An old man and his horse came to a gate.
Man at the gate said, “Welcome to heaven
but animals are not allowed, Sorry!”
The old man ready to spend eternity outside.
as horse has been a faithful companion.
They came to a run down fence with no gate
A man invited, offering all the comforts of life
Smiling a big smile said, “Welcome to heaven”
The old man asked, "Is this heaven?"
The gate where you inquired is devil’s hell
He allows people ready to give up companion.
The old man asked, “Do you allow animals?”
Yes,”HE created animals to be men’s companions”.

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Second Placement
Contest: A horse is a horse Of course
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*Marwari bread horses
** Rajputs  race that fought for the country
*** One of the state of India

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 8/2/2010 5:59:00 PM
A lovely informational write.
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Date: 8/2/2010 10:34:00 AM
Congratulations to you on your win Dr.Ram in Tirzah Conway's contest "A Horse Is A Horse Of Course". Love, Carol
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Date: 7/31/2010 8:08:00 AM
Thank you for the info, Dr. As a result, I read up on these horses and their history in India, very elegant and proud history and a beautiful animal indeed. I do also like your first verse and still love it when women dress as queens instead of subjects.. and objects. Thank you for sharing this. Robert
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Date: 7/30/2010 11:14:00 PM
Congrats Dr. Ram, awesome! I am familiar with the Marwri. Quite beautiful animals, I love how their ears join att he top a lot like certain breeds of Arabians.
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Date: 7/30/2010 10:44:00 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Ram, for letting us see a bit of India in your majestic poem. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 7/30/2010 7:49:00 PM
Congrats Dr Ram. Excellent write. Ralph
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Date: 7/30/2010 6:52:00 PM
Congratulations Dr. Mehta, with your win in the contest with this wonderful poem ~ I was captivated from the first word ~
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Date: 7/30/2010 4:33:00 PM
Congratulations!! on your win, enjoyed your poem,..p.d..
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Date: 7/30/2010 1:21:00 PM
Iloved the magic of the beginning I wish to travel there some time! Thepart two we tell here in the US also as a joke? But I too believe all things made by God find heaven! Light & Love and Congrad's
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Date: 7/30/2010 11:52:00 AM
Major congrats Dr. Ram on a fabulous win.. a delightful read .. a well deserved top spot in the winners circle for the Horses contest... enjoy another super victory... with luv..
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Date: 7/30/2010 10:57:00 AM
Congrats on your win Doc, with this though provoking poem.
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Date: 7/30/2010 10:53:00 AM
Oh , I love the message and the story behind the poem....what a wonderful legend to carry on !! Congratulations on your winning poem, Dr. Ram!!
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Date: 7/30/2010 10:36:00 AM
congrats on your win Dr. Ram with this lovely sentiment
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Date: 7/30/2010 10:05:00 AM
Bonds between horses and riders are indeed strong, as evidenced by your character. I venture the horse feels the same! RAY
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Date: 7/30/2010 9:50:00 AM
Fantastic write Dr. Mehta-I enjoyed this wonderful poem! Congrat's on your 2nd place win in my contest!~Tirzah~
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Date: 7/30/2010 5:38:00 AM
Lovely read Dr. Ram...good luck in Tirzah's contest .. an exquisite write with references so helpful.... I entered an old poem written months ago "The Stallion" for another contest that did not get off the ground here at Soup but kept the poem anyway...now it was entered in the HORSES contest... good luck my friend.. with luv.. happy weekend....
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Date: 7/29/2010 7:21:00 PM
Beautiful writing of India. I had a good friend once that was from Punjab. He would always talk about rice fields. I once ate something he cooked, it was chicken with cayenne pepper, I forgot the name of the dish, it was really good though. Anyway I always love to hear about India. It reminds me of my friend. He prayed a lot, like in the middle of the day.
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Date: 7/29/2010 6:44:00 PM
well written! thanks for your comments on my works!
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