Horseshoe

It brings back memories of the way I found it
gleaming in the dirt as I passed.
The shoe belongs to a beautiful chestnut mare
pawing the ground and breathing gently
into my palm.
The horseshoe smooth on the top
and rough like sandpaper on the bottom & sides,
smells like rusting metal, dirt, blood & rain on the ground.
A sign of luck and hope shines
in my hand as I pick it up out of the dirt
all the horses trotting around
a soft patter of hooves on the dirt.
This shoe brings luck and hope.