~Reasons To Be Missed~
Tribute To Dusk, The Fallen Stallion

~Have I lived my life to the fullest? I was a servant, a friend, an ally and a brother.  I did not let the ones I cared about fall, nor, did they let me fall.  I was a protector.  I protected him, shielded him when he was most vulnerable, and fought for him when it was impossible for him to fight.  When he was sick, I healed him.  When he was lost, I found him.  When he fell down, I picked him back up.  When he was lonely, I supplied him with company.

~I was an elder.  When I became old, I still was a servant, a friend, an ally and a brother.  I still shielded him when he was most vulnerable.  I still fought for him when it was impossible for him to fight.  I still healed him when he was sick.  I still find him when he is lost.  I still supply company to him when he is lonely…

~I was a Grandfather.  I became older and now, when I was most vulnerable, he shielded me.  He fought for me when it was impossible for me to fight.  When I was sick, he healed me.  When I became lost, he found me.  When I was lonely, he supplied me with company. He was my servant, my friend, my ally, my brother…

~I became a dream.  I fought when it was impossible for him to fight, even though I was old and grey in the whiskers.  I protected him even though my hooves were weak.  I shielded him even though I was fragile.  I supplied him with company, even though I was out of breath….

~I became a memory.