Heartbreaking news posted to the SAFE Alumni Facebook Page by Michel, Strider’s adopter, on August 16, 2023
Strider
When I woke up yesterday,
I did not know it would be your last day.
When the day comes,
We are always wishing for more.
I remember the day I first met you,
You were across the arena doing groundwork.
I remember that big, beautiful head,
turning my way.
I came in with a group of people,
I was looking for a riding horse.
But this was the day you chose me.
You walked across the arena
You came right to me.
You never looked at anyone else.
You came and put your big, beautiful head in my hands.
This was the day you chose me.
Just know that when my day comes,
to meet you at the bridge.
I will see you with gladness in my heart,
Meet you with gratefulness.
I will go with joy
As we walk to God’s stable.
Unlike the dwarfs
I will savor being in God’s stable with you.
Copywrite 2023 Michel Harris
