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by tubular

HONOUR

There once was a pony blood-red
Who stole too many loaves of bread

An apology meager

Executioner eager
A loud bellow, “OFF WITH HIS HEAD!”

A distraught and now widowed wife
Quietly hid away with a knife

She took to her wrists

Some thrashes, some twists
But left a young colt with his life

The error had then come to light
But it was too far gone to make right

A quick preposition

To make an addition
To Celestia’s Royal Guard’s might

The offer was quickly refused
The orphaned colt was not amused

A royal mare of white

A voice without spite
Offered bandages for the life bruised

A simple request she had asked
With an apology made for the past

It was an invite

To live by her right;
A life he could enjoy, at last?

Tentatively, he whispered to her, "Yes."
She replied, “Sorry for the mess.”

Without even a clack

He was lifted to her back
And he hugged her and heard, “Be thee blessed.”

Slowly, he began to unwind
In the castle, a new life he’d find

Challenges surpassed

As the years flew past
With memories the last thing on his mind

Past events, they had been divisive
But his problems, the colt had outlived

The executioner fretted

His actions regretted
But finally, the colt could forgive.

[2011-07-20]

Comments

Blueblood origins?