When I am Old......
I shall wear diamonds
And a wide brimmed straw
hat
With ribbons
and flowers on it
And I shall spend my Social
Security
On white wine
and carrots And sit in the
alley of my barn And listen
to my
horses breathe.
I will sneak out in the
middle of a summer's night
And ride the dappled
mare
Across the moonstruck
meadow,
If my old bones will allow.
And when people come to
call,
I will smile and nod,
As I walk them past the
gardens
to the barn
And show, instead, the
flowers
growing
there in stalls fresh-lined
with straw.
I will learn to shovel
and sweat and
Wear hay
in my hair as if it were a jewel.
And I will be an embarrassment
to all
Who look down on me
Who have not yet found
the peace in being free
To love a horse as a friend,
A friend who waits at midnight
hour
With muzzle and nicker
and patient eyes
For that's the kind of
woman I will be
When I am Old.
By Lou Cadwell
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