All Horses Go To Heaven by Amergin
(Tune: Sounds Of Silence)

Amergin's Comments:  This is a song I wrote for Kat after she posted the story about her daughter's horse dying.  I feel it is her song more than mine.

Hello Martinee, my old friend
I've come to ride with you again
Across my face, the wind is blowing
Down you're neck, your mane is flowing
And the hooves are echoing across the fields
The grass softly yields
Upon your journey to Heaven

For many years I rode with you
As we frolicked in the dew
From first of the glowing sun
To the time when the day was done
When my heart cried out to leave you there
In the summer air
Now you're on the road to Heaven

I used to watch you dance and sing
At the dawning of the Spring
Your voice would ring out in the stables
We would feel the joy your songs enabled
The others would just run and obey
Now they bow and pray,
As you run in the pastures of Heaven

Then the cold winter came
The frost attacked your feeble frame
I was crying, I thought I'd lose you
You stood proud, but my fears still grew
My relief was great when you nuzzled my hand
But now you stand
Before the Gates of Heaven

Then an angel touched the land
A golden harp held in his hand
I felt the love he was strumming
I felt the joy he was humming
Then the angel sang, "I have come to welcome thee
Your soul is free
For all the horses go to Heaven."