Teaching Angels to Fly
By: Tabitha Lynn Cowan
Sitting here sad and lonely and feeling quite bereft,
It doesn't seem like two years have passed since the day you left.
I remember it quite vividly the day you died,
And how I sat for hours and just cried and cried.
Thinking of your golden coat and coal black tail and mane,
Brings to my heart a stab of aching pain.
The most graceful and beautiful of any around,
Not to mention one of the fastest in town.
Though I long for you still to be with me here,
I know in my heart that you are very near.
The joy that was once mine,
Now belongs to another,
You were my best friend, my companion, my brother.
I think of you now way up in the sky,
And I no longer have to ask myself why.
I know now why you were taken from me,
Why your spirit was set free.
There were those in Heaven that had forgotten their way,
Had forgotten why they had come to stay.
Though they had wings, they had forgotten what they were for,
Until the day you walked through Heaven's door.
They all lined up just for the chance,
Of being able to have just one dance.
Your grace and beauty were so easy to see,
And God knew what was meant to be.
Each angel had their turns upon your back,
To race around the golden track.
You race through the clouds and jump through the air,
With angels on your back and wind in their hair.
All of the sudden, it is such a magical thing,
Each and every angel upon your back began to spread their wing.
The feelings you brought them they all longed to feel.
That feeling of true freedom.
Once on the ground and free from your back,
Each looked back longingly at the track.
Spreading their wings once again,
They all whispered, "Thank you, my friend.
You have taught me exactly what I've longed to know."
So now it is absolutely clear and I know why,
You were taken from me to teach the angels how to truly fly.
