--> and rains fall soft upon your fields.

The place was quiet. The soothing calm of the fall weather settled the bustle of nature, keeping a special sort of frozen lock on the plants and the bark of the trees. The ground was hard and tough, impregnated with frost and held in hibernation by the recent colder weather. It was a bit more chilly than normal that morning, a fine sheen of white coated on the pale, slowly dying green-brown of the long grass, and a slow, calm wind that whipped up sharply every now and then, reminding the creatures to depart or hide. Winter was coming.

and until we meet again.

In the midst of the stillness, the sun began to peak above the darkness and cold, slowly spreading its fingers of light through the weakening darkness, and shedding light upon the dark world. As the tip of the great star surfaced in the horizon, the trees almost seemed to stretch their great trunks to get some of the lucious energy for their shedding bodies. The frost on the ground began to seem less hard and cold, and in a few minutes, it had melted mostly to a soft dew on the earth. However, the world was not still.

may God hold you in the palm of His hand. <--

Clouds of steam rose from the damp nostrils of a white creature nearby, rising from the mare's maw like that of a dragon, or some other reptile. Yet, as soon as it had came, it had gone. The white female dwelled near the edge of the field for a moment, inhaling the scent of safety and nature that automatically calmed her lithe figure. As she walked out into the open, the female felt no sense of danger in that moment of pure beauty. The ground was still stiff, but yet comfortable under her hooves and as she moved her shining chocolate eyes to the sun, she smiled.