Eight Horses

By Steven L. Young

In the fall of 2001, I began to be gifted with inspired words. They came to me in the form of poetry and prose. At times it seemed as though I could not get them down on paper fast enough. I found them to be eloquent and inspiring, and for me, they contained many beautiful messages.

At some point later on in the following year, twenty six such poems had been written. The seemingly strange thing about all of this is that I had never written poetry until this time in my life.

The twenty seventh poem written was some of my own thoughts compiled to try to explain my feelings for this gift of writing, and even at that, I had some beautiful help, because the words came out with eloquence as well. The poem titled "More Spoken Word" is presented as the first poem here in hopes that others will understand that "these are not my words.

The twenty-five poems that make up this short collection are from a larger collection that now numbers one hundred and eighteen. Ten of the twenty-five poems here are about eight horses and the influence that they had on me as I traveled the path of a seeker, seeking my own truths. The first four poems about the Horses came to me somewhat quickly. But the remaining seven came as the years have passed by. The last one coming to me in the spring of 2010.

I feel this collection is meant to be shared with all whom care to read it in further hopes that each individual will find their own message within. With great gratitude and sincerity;

Steven L. Young

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781503522879

Steven L. Young

Born in Rexburg, Idaho in 1950, Steven L. Young retired from the nuclear industry and now resides on the edge of the desert near Blackfoot, Idaho. He owns and operates a small trucking company based from that area. Much of the inspiration in his poetry comes from the freedom he has realized that comes from learning that one can live through life circumstances while being unattached to the outcome. "To be able to see the World for what it truly is............and to have great reverence for Earth Mother". With great gratitude; Steven L. Young

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 More Spoken Word

2 The Lion

3 The Bear

4 Ones’ Quest

5 Surrender

6 Ones’ Teachings

7 Famine

8 War

9 The Milk

10 The Warrior Within

11 Life

12 As Above, So Below

13 The Table

14 The Horseman

15 Let Those Horses Run

16 The Sleeping Indian

17 The Horse Called Truth

18 Gods’ Will

19 Cascades Of Time

20 Chudan Mind

21 The Patriarch

22 The Gifts Of Healing

23 The Indigenous One

24 Love And Consequences

25 That Of Which We Gave

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~ MORE SPOKEN WORD ~

One never quite knows

About the poetry and prose

That has been gifted to him

After many journeys within

What feelings are invoked

By the words that are wrote

Do the words mean much

And whom will they touch

When words of inspiration

Are gifted again

Will I put them on paper

With this hand and this pen

Will the messages get carried

To the ones they are meant for

Will it help others

To open new doors

Will I listen to Spirit’s words

Or listen to mine

Could they be the same

Just one more time

Will others see the message

That they have just heard

Or will this remain

Just More Spoken Word

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~ THE LION ~

What now seems like a long time ago, I embarked on a journey, like many seekers do. Ones’ quest for enlightenment seems to take us to many places.