There are Many Animal Ghost Stories,
And This is One of Mine
I guess it must have been around 3 AM
I was heading south through Wisconsin
I always travel down old country roads
Places where history and legends begin
The full moon was shining up in the sky
There wasn’t one other living soul in sight
As my old truck crested a large wooded hill
I saw him standing out there in the moonlight
I hit the brakes as hard as I could and I just stared
This eerie, moonlit creature was looking right at me
I soon got out of my truck and I peered into his eyes
Neither this old horse nor I seemed too inclined to flee
Eventually, he began walking down that steep forested hill
And I soon followed, there was just something in his look
Within a few short minutes, he led me to an old gravesite
A very secluded grassy area, next to a muddy little brook
That’s when I spotted a very old wooden grave marker
So very sadly inscribed, by a young girl named Jennifer
This eerie, spirited horse, now seemed to be a bit happier
As he suddenly took off, racing away into the trees in a blur
I suddenly understood why he had wanted me to see his grave
He had wanted someone to know how much he had been loved
By a very sweet girl named Jennifer sometime in the distant past
Now, I felt extremely fortunate, as if this were a gift from Above
I once had a brief visit from my beloved deceased grandmother
And I believe I saw my father’s spirit, that sad night that he died
I even think I saw old Geronimo’s ghost in the Arizona mountains
But with each new apparition, I never feel uneasy, or question why
I truly believe that there are many things that we will never understand
And that both life and death, hold many extremely intriguing mysteries
As I eventually got back in my truck and I drove off that moonlit night
Knowing this horse had been loved, was a marvelous experience for me
©October 2011, Mr. Ed
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You always seem to deliver those wonderful animal tales
leaving your readers at awe, waiting for more......
Peace be with you
William
Love Tinka
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Texas, Karen Lynn. :D
the mystery, the delve into the unknown;
i never dismiss what i don't understand, just say
to myself, 'you don't know, but that doesn't
deny it'
i admit in my time to a few 'encounters'
similar to what you've so well described and shared.
John
fee
Newfie Hugs, Rose
So deeply touching are Your
encounters with the Spirit world!!
Lady Vivian
Cheers,
Dan
Anna