by Bayfire213 » Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:50 am
Username;; klovesugar2
Show Name;; A Call to Arms
Barn Name;; Smoke
Gender;; Mare
Height;; 17.3hh
1 Extra;;
I walked down to the river bend,
Not believing this was the end.
I walked down to the river bend,
To wait for a long gone friend.
The soldiers are lying and sleeping, you see,
And no longer can they make use of me,
But this is all that I've ever known,
And this a side that they've never shown.
What shall I do? What can I do?
What can I do but to turn away?
For this is my battle no longer,
No place for horses in their fray.
Their steeds now that of steel,
Their blades replaced by fire,
And I'm no longer sure what to feel,
For this is my battle no more.
Where is the cavalry in this age,
Where have the brave ones gone?
Now that history's turned its page,
Where am I to go?
I walked down to the river bend,
Not believing that this was the end.
I walked down to the river bend,
Wishing for a long gone friend.
I still hear the gunfire, the shouts, and cries,
The thunder of hooves on the front lines,
How clearly I see when I close my eyes,
And dream that we're still at war.
Steadfast and stable,
So proud to be able,
To carry him through the war-
But this is my battle no more.
Yet the battle's not over,
This war isn't won-
They say it's all over,
But it's just begun.
For in wake of the war,
These things still remain,
Such bitter memories,
The future, they stain.
So I walked down to the river bend,
Not believing that this was the end.
I walked down to the river bend,
To honor the dreams of a friend.
What shall I do? What can I do?
What can I do but to follow through?
For this is the mantle I've so upheld,
And so help me sir, I still hear the bell.
Liberty's call a siren's song,
Freedom the cause we rallied to,
For its coming we've waited so long,
Yet not all intentions are just and true.
So is the crossroads I found myself at,
And it was truly no choice looking back,
To carry on the legacy left to me,
Though I longed for the rider I lost.
I walked down to the river bend,
Bowed my head, a prayer to send-
Oh, I walked down to the river bend,
With one last goodbye for a friend.
Now through the city I bolt and I plunge,
To bring justice unto the foulest of felons,
And until all trace of crime we can expunge,
I shall carry the candle which he left behind.
(The above is 440/700 words. Since I'm not sure how well my muse carried through; Smoke used to be a warhorse -Vietnam 2010 to 2014-, her previous rider perished shortly before the end, and she, unable to settle into life as a normal horse, has become a police mount to help maintain the peace. Altogether, the word count is now 503.)
