I wrote this poem while editing my novel The Healing Horse, back in 2021. All of a sudden, I was in a trance. Automatic writing, when the pen seems to write on paper all by itself, took over and I kept writing, unaware of anything but the sheet of paper and the words written by my hand.

Prose Poem for The Healing Horse

As I stand looking into my rose garden from my Mama’s bedroom, I am taken to a place of stillness and solitude. It is so quiet that I sit down, back upon her bed, curling up in complete silence. It is so peaceful that I am transported to another world. I lean back further and further upon an array of pillows on which I’m perched so comfortably.

The softness of these pillows helps me look beyond the window’s pane, beyond reality, and beyond the universal sphere. Slowly, slowing me down, I am ignited. I am enkindled, inflamed, and engulfed in my own spiritual awakening. It’s all crystal clear!

I see beyond all my life-altering experiences, my changing ideas, evolving as a person, and moving forward into the future; pressing beyond what I see. I see myself responding proudly, poignantly, with grace and fire, vowing to make this a better world for all. I will never quit! I will never cease! I will never give in!

With these powerful visions, I bravely intrude on these obstacles. I am empowered. I am strengthened by their adversity; I am determined at all costs to fight for my dignity and destiny. I am endowed to help others with an unseen bravery.

You can order my poetry collection, including this poem, here: Reflections of My Heart.

Original text ©2026 by Karen Lynn-Chlup. All rights reserved.

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