~ I Saw A Child ~

I saw a child who couldn't walk,
Sit on a horse, laugh and talk.
Then ride it through a field of daisies,
And yet he could not walk unaided.

I saw a child, no legs below,
Sit on a horse and make it go
Through woods of green
And places he had never been
To sit and stare,
Except from a chair.

I saw a child who could only crawl,
Mount a horse and sit up tall.
Put it through degrees of paces,
And laugh at the wonder in our faces.

I saw a child born into strife,
Take up and hold the reins of life!
Author: John Anthony Davies

Art by: James Carl Behlen, Jr.
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Dedicated to a very brave little boy
Kyle Kirkish