I Remember Poem

I remember spring

the heat of the new, to warm you after a long winter

new life being born

new flowers to fill the earth with beauty

the singing birds

I remember spring

I remember friends

the laughter and jokes we'd play till our sides aced

the phone calls

the simple look and you'd know what they're saying

new toys to share

I remember friends

I remember adventures

coming back home and having scratches and cuts to show

the animals and creatures

finding treasures and new secret places found and be found

the smell of nature

I remember adventures

I remember jumping

the beauty and power of the horse just beneath me

feeling free

flying over jumps with the wind in your face and the ground so far below

the connection of the horse

I remember jumping

I remember death

the horrifying gnawing in your stomach ripping to get out

the fear of it

the look on the others face and you see death it's self

the heart wrench of loss

I remember death