I Saw A Child 
 
I saw a child who couldn't walk,
  sit on a horse, laugh and talk. 
Then ride it through a field of daisies
  and yet, could not walk unaided.

I saw a child, no legs below,

  sit on a horse and make it go
Through woods of green
  and places he had never been
To sit a stare
  except from a chair.

I saw a child who could only crawl
  mount a horse and sit up tall
Put it through degrees of paces
  and laugh at the wonder on our faces.

I saw a child born into strife, 
  take up and hold the reins of life
And that same child was heard to say, 
"Thank you, horse, for showing me the way"...

~ John Anthony Davies