Horses

I reminisce about those days of old. — Bob Seger

 

Excitement as a child
was seeing the horse-drawn
Co-op Dairy milk wagon.
It was green in color
to differentiate it from
the white McGavin’s bread wagon
and the rose-colored wagon
used by Arthur Rose Cleaners.

Clopping hooves
attracted hordes of children
to pet the horses.
Glen was the name
of the Co-op Dairy horse,
George was the driver.

My mother, an avid gardener,
would occasionally follow the horses
to collect manure for her flower beds,
much to the dismay of my father,
who hoped the neighbors weren’t watching.
It’s funny how I remember this stuff.

 

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5 responses to “Horses”

  1. What’s the stuff around the horse’s nose in the picture?

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    1. I wondered about that myself. Winters in Saskatchewan are very cold. I think the horse is wearing a scarf over his nose. Moisture has frozen into icicles.

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  2. The good old days. Lovely Write and pic Dennis.

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    1. Thank you so much, Rene. It means a lot to me to see the smiling eyes of your avatar. I still think of you as my muse.

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      1. I’m delighted to be a muse for your amazing writing Dennis. Extremely flattered too.

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