Heaven Above Loosed Them On Earth Below Comments
....heaven above loosed them on earth below
.....(with ears aflicker and eyes aglow)
...........tick by tock tock by tick
.....they feel their feelings just like us
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A rare poem in the subject and theme, words, images and expression, it is composition known only by a poet who lives with the horses and is familiar with their innocent world. It is also considered to be one of the best hobbies and has its originality.5 /5 with kind regards
...........their souls in their eyes ....(God clothed their neck in magnificence ....we clothe them in scars but they forgive ......with ears a flicker and eyes aglow)
Ever such beautiful heart and soul! .. Their spirit and majestic beauty has always touched me so! .. I always loved watching them run so free! .. And always been so deeply moved by the depth in their eyes! .. Though I've only seen them mostly on tv. :) Thank you again ever so much for sharing this! .. Ever so very many 10S! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ............................+++++
Rebecca! Thank you for reading about the sad plight of some of our giant friends that God created to help us with the chores of life that we cannot handle, to see as our friends in the hours of our heartbreaks, to love and be our fun companions when our hearts are light. Thank you for those excited 10; s dancing around and around.
You can make a horse do what you want, their names often signify some quality, thoroughbred, style and action, as often termed perfect but who understands their feelings......unkind, callous, crude and inhuman people are......Susan.......title of the poem is outstanding and contents so beautifully poetized......10++++++
Most horses can be made to do what you want- but the quality of the response would probably be poor- -and there are horses who will either dog it or fight you hoof and teeth and they are bigger... but God bless them, they are mostly such gentle and willing animals and can be loved into loving back. They are such magnificent friends and allies. Thank you, Deepak, for understanding their plight. And thank you for the 10 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
saddled and bridled worked and wrecked ......(no man took time to pat their neck) .....toiled day by day groaned side by side .......strain by strain and slip by slide . ......plow up the field drag down the pride .........kill pen alive in their stride ......horses caught between heaven and hell ............tick by tock tock by tick . ........fillies and colts (myth and magic) ............tick by tock tock by tick ........came in wild fire and left in rain .......souls in their eyes their eyes in pain.. ... a heartfelt depiction astutely presented. A touching picture about the services of horses and the cruelty of men has been posted here nicely. Thank u a lot. .
Thank you for reading this, my dear friend. This one came out of a lifetime of loving horses and being blessed with their companionship- - they deserve so much better than a slaughterhouse ending to their life
Susan, first you have harnessed and corralled the many qualities of these fine creatures with introspection and understanding. Secondly, in your beautiful words you have set their spirits free. Horses are magnificent animals. and have needs and wants just as important as our own. We need to respect these creatures, as you have eloquently stated, ....heaven above loosed them on earth below. Enjoyed every word!
Ah ha, Captain my Captain does not restrict himself to a life roaming and loving the bounding main, you also love animals and understand our need to treat them well. It pleases me very much when a reader enjoys a poem of mine- -if we write words that don't enter the heart of the reader then we have wasted our time as well as theirs. So thank you kind sir!
I love second comments, Frank! ! ! ! It shows that the reader is so wrapped up with something he found in the poem that he returns to say it- - - - - - - and that gives me a hint as to whatI have written has power- - - -] souls in their eyes their eyes in pain. Thank you so much, dear friend, for letting me see what affects you as a reader! ! ! !
Plow up the field. Drag down the pride. Oh that our pets and creatures know they are loved! This line is so true. Susan Wiliams, We must see ourselves as their protectors. Thanks for a poem like this. It was a joy to read your thoughtful and lovely analogy. blessings, Kathy
I am glad you read and understood. I knew many people of a way older generation than I, and most of them did not abuse their horses but neither were they affectionate toward them. They treated them like a tool- -fed them well- watered them well- tended to their health as one tends to the mechanics of a truck. But the horse never was loved- -esteemed- -a companion. And most horses want to be companions. It is a lesser cruelty but still a cruelty to not befriend our animal help. Okay, stepping off my soap box now. Blessings on you as well, Kathy
A sobering poem on the sad plight of many a mighty horse and often times from the incompetence and folly of humans.10+
Thank you, Simone, I thought you would see this with compassion given your love for cats. I wanted readers to see horses not as tools but as companions with which we share our toil and our joy. It hurts to see how cruel and cold people can be to their animals. Thank you for the 10, my dear.
I am impressed by the love you are granted and blessed and you keep that in a safe place. tick by tock and tock by tick... and so your poem never ends...
Thank you! ! ! What a delightful comment- -and may your friendship with poetry- - -tick by tock and tock by tick- - never end!
Beautiful imagery sometimes light, sometimes playful and sometimes very sad.It makes me want to bow before these magnificent creatures. I can sense your oneness with them, you can see their soul through their eyes. It's a love affair this poem . To see what you love abused causes outrage.what a poignant line no man took time to pat their neck The older I get the more it seems the planet and the animals would do very well without us thank you very much. Thought provoking wonderful poem Susan.
Oh, I am glad you chose to read this piece- it is one of my favorite efforts. I agree with you- -the earth and the animals would fare very well without us. The future looks bleak.
Nice thought provoking poem about man's abuse of horses. You've painted a powerful picture of this reality. Excellent job. Keep writing.
Thank you, Chinedu. This poem and Birth of a Black Hole are my personal favorite favorites. I love combining two of my top loves- -writing and horses.
You Say So Much With Such Powerful Meaning! ! ! Thank You For Putting This Message Out There! ! ! Believe All Animals! ! ! Feel As Us! ! ! How Beautiful Put About seeing it In Their Eyes! ! ! Every Word Struck A Place In My Heart! ! ! Always Wondered How People Could Look Into Those Eyes And Not Feel Them! ! ! Unfortunately! ! ! ! But! Wish All Had Such A Heart As Yours! ! ! ! Thank You Again For Sharing! ! ! 10+++++++++++++++++++++
Your profile picture on horse back and now this poem speak so much about your admiration and compassion for the graceful creatures, the stallions! They are fated to serve man all through their life.... saddled and bridled and finally when they grow old, they are moved to the kill pen and these dumb creatures sadly await their death! By instinct, they prefer to roam freely! But they are tamed to serve man! Finally when they are incapable of doing this, they are slaughtered.... Is this the way they are rewarded for years of servitude.... As Bri has put it, this reminds one of the slaves of the medieval times and of the native Africans who were bought and bartered like commodities. Through a very sensitive portrayal, you have invited the reader to ponder over the cruelties man inflicts on animals and even on subordinate fellow men! The galloping rhythm of the poem gives it a special grace and resonates with the galloping strides of the horses! A wonderful poem!
Thank you, Valsa. You really absorbed this poem and felt the emotions I wanted to instill in readers. The work isn't the problem to me. Man worked side by side with his horse. It was how man and horse earned his living. It was the way men could treat that willing animal like a tool, a hammer or a saw, to be tossed aside when old and broken, to not give it a massage and a petting and a kind word and an extra treat. That bothers me so much when people aren't kind to the animals God has blessed us with. Thank you so much for your comments both on the topic but also on its structure and gallop!
this puzzles me: .kill pen alive in their stride reminds me (the poem) of portrayals of African natives from a couple hundred years ago, shipped to America and driven like 'animals' to benefit the 'masters'. i like rhyming and didn't mind that it was 'now-and-then' here. you kinda like horses a bit. was Mr. Ed your neigh-bor? bri :)
Hey Bri- -I am glad you asked about kill pen alive in their stride. Too many horses spend their strength and youth working hard for people but at the end of their lives they are not turned out to pasture and enjoy a few work-free years- instead they are trailered to the local livestock auction where they are sold to the slaughter houses. At these auctions, horses purchased by the slaughter houses are taken from the sale ring to what is called The Kill Pen where all the horses that the slaughter house purchases during the day are led one by one. At the end of the day the slaughter house pays the auctioneer for all the horses, removes them from the kill pen and trailers them to their reward for a hard-working life. So my line is supposed to make you look at that hard-working horse while he is still alive pulling the plow or whatever and see in his stride that he is destined for the kill pen and how very sad that is. Also the line worked through the opposition of alive and kill. Yah, I'm a horse addict! Hahahahahaha. I wish horses had been my only neigh-bors! ! ! !
Susan, I can't add one intelligent thing to the below 33 comments who recognize a remarkable poet and poem! I just feel so fortunate for one of my paintings to be featured with this incredible poem online at Pamela's Poetic Life on Facebook. It is the face of a wild Virginia pony having fun with his herd on Chincoteague Island, all burred up and racing around, mane in the wind! It was sold to an Asheville couple last year. I loved your poem, and you have been kind in your comments on my poetry on poemhunter. I've done, perhaps, a dozen horse paintings, and your poem is the guiding light to all of them! I put actual poetry in most of my work; someday, I'd like permission to use a few of your choice words in one. Thanks again, Marianne Larsen Reninger
Oh! ! ! ! Of course, you can! ! ! I would be so proud to have my words associated with more of your paintings! ! ! ! What a huge compliment to give a person because your paintings show such talent and liveliness of colors and lines- - I'm feeling like that pony all burred up and racing around, mane in the wind, that you painted. How extraordinary it must feel to sell your painting and watch it leave to hang in the home of another- -did you get visiting privileges? ? ? ! ! ! Thank you, Marianne, very much!
WOW! This exchange is so wonderful and beautiful and filled with good will toward all creratures. Compared to the trash-talk on TV this is truly a liberating experience to read so much wisdom, enthusiam, truth, in a word D-I-S-C-O-U-R-S-E. Such discourse is the purpose of language. I'm proud and humbled to be part of it.
Thank you, Daniel, for joining in. My computer is taking 20 minutes to post a simple sentence today- so cannot continue to post replies or comments today. But thank you for reading and commenting
Hi again. Trying to comment again- we'll see how this computer works today. It is wonderful to see how many people are kind-hearted and gentle, , isn' it? I like to read the comments turn into conversations on so many different poets and topics- -it opens my mind to other ways of seeing and thinking, Oh, fun, my computer is acting like it's trudging through mud again. I'm glad you pointed out this aspect of discourse- -sometimes we forget that there are people behind those comments. This is a great way for people thousands of miles apart to communicate but it can never take the place of face-to-face. Iet isnice to jhhhhhhhh. oh for pity sake, this is ridiculous! ! ! I like to oread expressions
'they feel thir feelings just like us, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - God clothed their neck in magnificence We clothe them in scars, but they forgive Saddled and briddled, worked and wrecked No man took time to pat their neck.- - -Wow- - What a beautiful write! ! On one side stands the magnificent nature of a horse and on the other side the darker side of man.Beast and man contrasted.- - - the beastly and manly qualities compared.I just love your wonderful expressions and your empathy for the animal in suffering.
Horses are most powerful and intelligent animals as well as pet too. Horses are always faithful. Their spirit of action is unique. You have crafted the whole poem very nicely. Horses are the wheel of human civilization that pulled upto this extent. Their contribution can not be denied. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and comment on it so nicely. Horses are magnificent creatures, aren't they? They have helped mankind throughout the ages- -I like how you put it- Horses are the wheel of human civilization
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