Who Am I? Who Are You? Poem by Susan Williams
Who Am I? Who Are You?
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I LOVE HORSES.
I fell under their spell when I was 4,
fell under their hooves when I was 13,
fell off a mountainside with them when I was 29,
and will ride them to the day I die
and count my life well spent.
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I LOVE BOOKS.
I love B-I-G books,
I love small books,
I love classics, histories, mysteries, and 'ologies,
I love books that reach me, teach me, and take me places I've never been,
I don't love waste of time books.
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I LOVE TO WRITE.
I cannot meet a dawn,
set a sun,
take a breath,
or ride a horse
without wanting to write it down.
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I LOVE KINDNESSES
of all kinds
and all textures
in all places
of the heart
and the soul.
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I LOVE GOD.
He is my Heavenly Father
now taking care of my earthly Father
He has given me good things to give me ease
and given me challenges to make me strong
and given His Son Christ Jesus to bring me back home.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~©2012 Susan Williams
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~edited January 31,2017
Amazing, Susan. This is really thought provoking. As I read and reread this poem, I realized that question, Who am I? is one that we probably never ask others to answer. I wonder if that has anything to do with being wary, concerned, or even afraid of the possible answers. Or is it that we are resolute in the belief that we are the only ones who can provide a valid response? Again, really well done and thought provoking. A 10 for sure. PS....falling off a mountain...that did not sound good.
I sincerely admire your stature as a good equestrian! Loved this wonderful poem. Top score!
Soran! ! ! ! I too am finding it difficult to find a poem by you that I haven't read before. But I shall persevere- I often find so much more in a poem lying waiting to be discovered upon the second or third or fourth reading and so I am enriched by returning so let us not apologize to each other for reading deeper and enjoying richer! Thank you for finding these elements of my personality to be likeable- -I shall continue to skip over the less pleasant aspects of my personality! ! ! ! !
I LOVE KINDNESSES of all kinds and all textures in all places of the heart and the soul.
These days are difficult for me to read one of your poetry and I did not write a comment on it, but I am keep reading all your poems carefully, you are from the generation of serious and good poets, here in this lovely piece of work you chose 5 types of companionship that paint for us your clear, beautiful personality Horses, books, writing, kindness, Lord if there was not poetry, we would not have known these important facts, well done, it is so marvelous deserves 5 stars and more
I too am finding it difficult to find a poem by you that I haven't read before. But I shall persevere- I often find so much more in a poem lying waiting to be discovered upon the second or third or fourth reading and so I am enriched by returning so let us not apologize to each other for reading deeper and enjoying richer! Thank you for finding these elements of my personality to be likeable- -I shall continue to skip over the less pleasant aspects of my personality! ! ! ! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Your love for life is felt throughout this write...as is your adoration of horses...i have a cousin Mary who left Washington State about 6 months ago and moved to AZ. She literally moved there on her horse Jaxon...Her other property followed. She and her then husband had more than one horse...when they split she took her favorite one...Also, can see where you may have suffered some physical pain riding and going off a mountainside with them...know that pain as well...hit by car, not expected to live but lived to only break more but i did not allow it to get me down. I, like you, am an avid reader...pretty much anything i can get my hands on...and like you...i have a deep, and endearing love for our God. HE has given me so much strength and blessings -throughout my life...HE and i have a very close personal relationship and without HIM, i would be lost. Again, loved your words...and identify with so much. Thank you for sharing you with us!
It's no wonder we gravitated to each other even though there are thousands of members in PH- -we have similar activities and beliefs in common. I didn't hurt my hip on that mountain.... she skidded down that steep slope on all four hooves. I think I should have said she jumped off the mountain and I stayed on for the ride. Things got just as hairy getting her to go back up that mountain. In fact, I think they were scarier- -she lost her footing several times and slid backwards, tried to turn around and go down the mountain side and in general plunged around and acted the fool. When I got her back on the trail, my father-in-law insisted I ride his mule being as his mule had more sense than to jump off mountains... I was three months pregnant and he was not about to lose his grandchild! Which only goes to show that God protects fools be they human or animal. We'll have to compare reading tastes sometimes- -I don't know what to say about mine- -I'll even read cereal boxes at the breakfast table. Oh, my I am running on and on! Thank you, Theo, for reading and commenting and telling me a little more about you. We may never meet in person but I think we are starting to know each other in ways perhaps as good or maybe even better!