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// And Earth Pony Hooves 
// Story: And That's What Ponies Are Made Of 
// by canonkiller 
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From your mouth came the sounds of rivers
Of rainy days and the rainbows after
And you sang with the gentle curves of the stream
Even as the tears cut creeks of their own down your face

Why would you ever go, you used to say,
You were going to stay by my side forever,
You
Promised

I wish I could have told you that promises weren't always kept,
And that forever was for the goddesses,
But I suppose full bellies and healthy hooves belonged to them as well,
Since we lacked those also.

But I couldn't bring myself to tell you,
As I couldn't tell you why there were no more fruits on the trees,
Or why the ponies in the golden armor took daddy away,
Or why the letters said that daddy wouldn't come home,
Or why I was lying in bed and not getting up,
No matter how much you cried

So instead you sang, the lullabies of the four-hooved,
Songs of harvest and health and joy,
Songs that ended with, love or my dear,
And showed no sign of the opposites

So when my eyes closed, and your songs faded to hiccups,
I listen to my heartbeat and sang back to you,

Listen to the earth sing in the morning sun,
And bend back the branches of the orchard trees,
Lift your eyes to the sky, 
And you will always see me.

Because no matter, no matter,
What your fate does bring,
Together we'll be,
Forever we'll be,

One of a kind, you finished,
Your hoof hot on my side, even though I couldn't see it,
But if we are all one of a kind,
Aren't we all the same?

I laughed, but it was nothing but breath to you,
So I smiled as well,
If the birch and the oak and the pine are all trees,
Does that mean they are all the same?

That is how it will be for us now,
As we are all together as ponies,
But different in our skin,

Grow strong like the oak,
And tall like the pine,
And let your worries free in the wind like the willow's leaves,

Root your heart in your home,
And brave out the storm,
So you can see the sun again,

It will be hard, but so is winter,
And the spring always comes again,
After that comes brilliant summer,
Then fall leaves of brown and red,

So do not fall in bitter coldness,
When all you see is bleak and bare,
At least wait until the summer,
To let the wind blow through your hair,

You are beautiful, my child,
Both in body, and in head,
So don't wait for me forever,
As I'll be watching where you tread,

Don't forget me, little darling,
Even as the sun sets on my part,
I'll breathe forever, if you let me,
If you leave space for me...

Silence. 
I felt weightless.
The only thing
was
your
breath
on
my
skin
as 
you
cried
and
you
finished
my 
song






"...in my heart."