Nashota
Beauty that once ran free
lifeless and cold
in the autumn morning chill
stunned by the unexpected loss
To see hopes and dreams
without any breath
like an icy plunge
shocks the system
Still expect to see
you in your place…
in the herd…
in the rhythm…
of the in and out parade to the pastures…
Instead, a bare spot
in our field near a tree
where you were
laid to rest
That's what processing grief
looks like today
Poem 21-270y
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Nashota passed away sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. Stunned to find her already gone in the morning. We buried her yesterday, Sunday, in the northwest field about 20 yards northeast of the turtle tree. It is where she once ran free among the herd. She was with us for 17 years.
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