Blog Hop: Poetry Month

Over at Bel Joeor, there's a pretty neat blog hop just getting started.  April is, apparently, National Poetry Month, and this blog hop follows that theme.

What's your favorite poem about horses? If you don't have a favorite, do some Googling and find one you like! Song lyrics count, too.

Mine is a song by Mike Oldfield, called "On Horseback."  It's a little long, but it makes me happy, and has since I was a little kid.  My parents and their friends used to do a huge NYE party each year, where they all performed songs by their favorite artists (most of them are extremely talented musicians), and this one has always stuck with me.  I think that I sang on it as part of the chorus the year that their friend J performed it.  The lyrics are as follows; they have been copied from this website. 

I like beer, and I like cheese

I like the smell of a westerly breeze

But what I like more than all of these

Is to be on horseback.

Hey and away we go

Through the grass, across the snow

Big brown beastie, big brown face

I'd rather be with you than flying through space.

I like thunder, and I like rain

And open fires, and roaring flames.

But if the thunder's in my brain,

I'd like to be on horseback.

Some like the city, some the noise

Some make chaos, and others, toys.

But if I was to have the choice,

I'd rather be on horseback.

Hey and away we go

Through the grass, across the snow

Big brown beastie, big brown face

I'd rather be with you than flying through space.

Some find it strange to be here,

On this small planet, and who knows where.

But when it's strange and full of fear,

It's nice to be on horseback.

Some are short, and others tall,

Some hit their heads against the wall.

But it doesn't really matter at all,

When you happen to be on horseback.

Hey and away we go

Through the grass, across the snow

Big brown beastie, big brown face

I'd rather be with you than flying through space.

So if you you feel a little glum,

To Hergest Ridge you should come.

In summer, winter, rain or sun,

It's good to be on horseback.

Hm!

Hey and away we go

Through the grass, across the snow

Big brown beastie, big brown face

I'd rather be with you than flying through space.

Hey and away we go

Through the grass, across the snow

Big brown beastie, big brown face

I'd rather be with you than flying through space. 

I'd rather be on horseback.

I think that we can all relate to this song, probably.  It's really beautiful to listen to as well, which you can do here. 

Hope that you all have most excellent weekends!