Well, Christmas has come and gone thank goodness.
Now we begin to really work with the horses, however the weather is awful at the moment, very high winds and driving rain, temperature is not too bad apart from the cold wind it is quite mild.
Can't believe it is nearly a year snce dear William died, I saw this yesterday and liked it:
The
Grandest Foal
I'll
lend you for a little while
My grandest foal, He said.
For you to love while he's alive
And mourn for when he's dead.
It
may be one or twenty years,
Or days or months, you see.
But will you, till I take him back,
Take care of him for me?
He'll
bring his charms to gladden you,
And should his stay be brief
You'll have treasured memories
As solace for your grief.
I
cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return.
But there are lessons taught on earth
I want this foal to learn.
I've
looked the wide world over
In my search for teachers true.
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes
With trust, I have selected you.
Now
will you give him your total love?
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come
To take him back again?
I
know you'll give him tenderness
And love will bloom each day.
And for the happiness you've known
Forever grateful stay.
But
should I come and call for him
Much sooner than you'd planned
You'll brave the bitter grief that comes
And someday you'll understand
