Summer, you were anything but ordinary
you kept me on my toes

I mean, how many horses can say
that they were sling loaded out of a canal
because they were too enamoured with the water
that they refused to leave

And how many horses could say that
They spent a weekend herding geese
just because it was fun

And how many horses
had the guts
to try and scale a wall
with a broken leg
just because I asked them too

Just one, Summer
and that one would be you

I never thought death could be graceful
and
I never thought passing could look so serene

I’d heard all the horror stories
and I’d seen some myself
but you my dear Summer,
couldn’t be like all the rest

Before your body kissed the dirt one last time
you didn’t crumple, and your knees didn’t buckle
you simply gave me one last breath
A final goodbye
before swiftly laying down

When a large animal falls,  
It’s traumatic
but when your body hit the ground
stars fell out of the sky
they made room for your presence
and they showed you where to go
So that when you graced them with your appearance
illuminated the sky with your glow
I could still trace your tail,
brighter than the moon
as you became a star