Barns doors open wide to welcome the cold weary animals inside.
Drawn by the smell of oats to eat and straw to roll.
With water placed available in each stall.
Providing comfort for stiff joints and frozen horses hooves.
In the rafters snuggly tucked down, sit two owls feathers covering their claws.
Watching stragglers, slowly making their way in before the barn doors close.
A neigh of welcome comes echoing from a stall in the dark.
An hour passes as their owner approaches wearily lamp in hand.
To sling blankets onto their backs to keep them warm for the night.
Before closing the doors and leaving them secure till the morn.
Stay safe and rest my friends, till the new day dawns.
© 2022 Penny Wobbly of WobblingPen
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