Saying Goodbye

I cried as I said goodbye today,
To my best childhood friend;
As my tears fall I wish you could stay,
I never thought it would end;

You snort and bump me with your nose,
Trying to tell me it’s alright;
If I’ll see you again, nobody knows,
Tears are blurring my sight;

“It’s time” Mom calls from outside,
And I lead you out of your stall;
Trying to hide the tears that I’ve cried,
With my head up, I try to walk tall;

I give you a hug and breathe in your scent,
Then hand over your lead rope;
Questioning vaguely where our time went,
Praying that I can cope;

And as they drive away with you,
I drown myself in tears;
I’m lost, I don’t know what to do,
As I think back on our years;

And as my tears start to dry,
I think of the good times and the bad;
I never thought I’d have to say goodbye,
To you, the best friend I ever had.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 11/24/2011 12:31:00 AM
TIRZAH, ;-) stopping by to wish you and everyone a happy THANKSGIVING! ENJOYED YOUR POEM,, `" Have yourself a wonderful and lovely holiday. God Bless,.. p.d.
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Date: 6/30/2011 3:36:00 PM
Touched me deeply, Tirzah. Many congrats on your super win. Lainie
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Date: 6/28/2011 1:14:00 PM
Tirza, Congratulations on your beautiful second place poem, a pleasure to read. Agape, Moses
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Date: 6/25/2011 1:00:00 PM
Great work!! Congrats Tirzah on your fantastic win. love, gautami
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Date: 6/25/2011 11:03:00 AM
A horse was my best fried too. Brings back a lot of memories. I enjoyed this tender moment.
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Date: 6/24/2011 3:26:00 AM
Congrats on your win in the contest.Very emotive work.Sara
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Date: 6/23/2011 7:59:00 PM
whatever happened to this dear horse, Tirzah? This is sad and deserving of a high win. Congrats to you. It reminded me of when I had to give up my sweet Eskimo dog.
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Date: 6/23/2011 4:10:00 PM
Congrats on 2nd Place, Tirzah. Awesome. Great job. xxxRalph
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Date: 6/23/2011 4:00:00 PM
I couldn't quite figure out if your horse died or if you had to sell it but anyway it would be sad. my son bought a horse from a college girl one time who had to sell to help with expenses. She was crying when he took the horse. He took the horse back because he turned out to be one of those one person horses like my sister's Buster. She was crying again when the horse came back. Congratulations. Joyce
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Date: 6/23/2011 2:02:00 PM
ahh yes so sad when we lose a friend and we know they don't understand SO sad. Congrad's Light & Love
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Date: 6/23/2011 1:28:00 PM
My congratulations on this win in the contest of carol, Tirzah
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Date: 6/23/2011 12:32:00 PM
Congrats Tirzah on your second place win in the horse contest my friend.. so honored to be sharing placement with u .. enjoy with luv..
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Date: 6/23/2011 11:41:00 AM
Congratulations and thank you for supporting my contest Tirzah. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/15/2011 12:17:00 PM
We have so many amazing writers here at PoetrySoup and I enjoy reading all the poems. I am happy your poetry was among the poems I was able to read today Tirzah. Please continue to write and share your poetry with the world. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/15/2011 7:48:00 AM
Beautiful, moving and powerful. Wow. Gave you a 7 well deserved!!!!
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