Goodbye Poem by Smoky Hoss

Goodbye

Rating: 5.0


An old poet riding his horse at midnight
fell to the ground
when the horses leg broke badly
in a gophers hole.
With no words
the poet arose
pointed a pistol
at the horses head
and with mercy pulled the trigger.
Walking eastward
the poet, at sunrise, received
a bright revelation;
turning back and looking into
the fading darkness
with tears in his eyes he realized,
he had forgotten
to say goodbye.

Saturday, March 29, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: life
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Cowboy Ron Williams 30 July 2020

It's better he didn't say goodbye. That would have made someone else sad. Who? The horse, of course!

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Juan Olivarez 30 April 2014

This one truly touched me Smokey. Excellent poem

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Colleen Courtney 30 March 2014

Very well written but so incredibly sad! : (

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Dave Walker 30 March 2014

A sad and wonderful poem.

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Valerie Dohren 29 March 2014

Very sad and poignant Smoky. I think we all make such errors in our lives from time to time - otherwise known as regrets.

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