Sleek Black Pony

mo hoyal on Sep 23, 2009

Poem about divorce.

Sleek Black Pony

by: Mo Hoyal

Sleek black pony

never had a name

the kids just rode him

holding to his mane

Sleek black pony

couldn’t ask them why

if days were sunny

or if rain fell from the sky

Sleek black pony

ridden in the day

fed in the evening

from a bale of hay

Sleek black pony

sensed something was wrong

gone was their laughter

he knew to be their song

Sleek black pony

couldn’t understand

why kids go with their mama

when a woman leaves her man

image by bing.com

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Comments (4)

Joe Poniatowski on Sep 26, 2009
Now that’s touching, from one who can definitely relate.
mo hoyal on Sep 26, 2009
Hi Joe,
Thanks bunches for coming to read this, kind of a different angle describing divorce but people like us can relate. I have added my horse and I to my profile page and would like to add us to your friends, soon as I can figure out how to! I do have a cd (song) called Mama’s Gone-if you get the chance to listen to it!

Best regards,

Mo
lillyrose on Sep 27, 2009
An interesting poem, some great rhyming words.x
mo hoyal on Sep 27, 2009
Thank you for reading this Lilyrose, I truly appreciate your leaving a comment. I love your picture also, think it’s neat! Let me know where your writings are or give me a few titles so I can go read and leave comments! This poem was set to music also and has a haunting kind of sound in minor key going to major on the chorus. It was written on a blustery, cool fall day as I looked out the window and saw the kid’s pony that I knew we had to leave behind when I got a divorce-talk about the gut wrenching days of yesteryear! Divorce, when you have children is a terrible thing.

Mo Hoyal

Hi there!