Happy Ninth Heaven Birthday Poem by Diana van den Berg

Happy Ninth Heaven Birthday
Flicka, my beloved horse!

I know you will understand and forgive my sobbing
with all that wonderful love in your heart.

I hope that God and Tigger and Daisy
and all your wonderful animal friends
and the special animally people
are giving you a wonderful day.

Thank you for the especially beautiful soft blue sky
and the extra-fluffy, peaceful, happy clouds
to celebrate your Heaven Birthday
and to comfort your lonely earth mother.

(28 April 2011)