Horses seem to be pressing into my psyche over the last year. I met with a horse in the winter snow on a walk in the fields above our house. He followed me and my partner, probably wanting food. We had nothing to offer. But I was struck by the depth in a horses eyes. The eyes of a horse are large, dark and mysterious. That led to me writing a song called 'Horse in the Snow' which my band 'Three Piece Sweet' perform.
Here's the lyrics:
Horse in the Snow
There's a horse in the snow and he's looking at me
There's a glint in his eye of eternity
I haven't got food in my outstretched hand
He's looking at me, he doesn't understand
What I'm seeing
What I'm seeing
The hills are cold, the trees are dark
There's something sleeping under the bark
I'm thinking of the time when the apples fall
Through a gap in the side of the garden wall
Of Eden
Of Eden
Now some might like to call it the fall
But I like to climb up the garden wall
You can't keep beauty in a confined space
You can't fall in love with a single face
When you hear Her calling
Hear Her calling.
There's a path in the snow like a thread of light
It sways like a snake in the full moon night
Follow it out into the open field
You'll a sword and a silver shield
And you'll hear Her calling
Hear her calling
Well the world needs water, and the water is free
You said the thing you like about me
Is the way I change when I start to cry
You drink the fountain in my eye
And it's healing
And it's healing
And it's healing
And it's healing
(c) R.Bygott 2010
The song can be heard on the Three Piece Sweet page of Reverbnation
