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close behind you. Once in the stall you say your last good<br />
bye. He nuzzles his head into your chest while you tell him<br />
how much you love him. He does not want you to leave<br />
and neither do you. You give him some of his favorite little<br />
white and red peppermints and you kiss him on his nose.<br />
As you walk back through the barn, your horse goes right<br />
back to the spot where he was when you first arrived. His<br />
ears are again straight-forward and he is bright eyed as he<br />
watches you walk away. Those wonderful eyes follow you<br />
until you are out of sight through the closed sliding doors.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n you walk back to your truck and head back down the<br />
road towards home. As you drive, you are reminiscing and<br />
hoping that tomorrow at the barn will be as great as today.<br />
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“Barn” by Sarah Christopherson
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