Charlie and Baby

I was working Keeneland we had horses to be sold. I was in charge of setting up the day was starting to unfold When I went to receive a horse from around the truck he came This worn down beaten gentleman he said Charlie was his name He had a little kitten he had found along the way He asked if there was somewhere around the track that he could stay. I said Stash your stuff in our tack room you are welcome here to stay This man had road here in a trailer quite a journey from L.A. He said he had a wife and kids but didn’t see them much He went from sale to sale traveling and such Everybody loved him he and Baby made our days He had a quite soft speaking voice and easy going ways But when the sale was over they had to go away As he climbed into a trailer I stopped by there to say Charlie you be careful as I shook his feeble hand He said God has my back I’m sure you understand So as I drove back to the farm I thought of Charlie all the way I thanked the lord for sending him to be with us that day