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Childhood Dreams
Karin Schenkel
My mind swims with thoughts of
Bramble,
my first horse.
I earned it
fulfilling my grandmother’s wish
to count to ten in Russian.
An easy task, I thought,
but then my heart was pounding
when I had to utter these foreign
sounds
in the dark hallway
where we met.
In the dim light
her bright lips reminded me of
orange slices, sweet and juicy,
and the warmth of a summer breeze.
I was shivering
in the cold darkness of the hallway.
Her face statuesque, emotionless,
her eyes – the blue of a glacier,
her lips opening
and then the words,
“Ochyen charasho, Karinuntchka”.
The task was done,
the wish fulfilled,
my dream came true
and I took him home –
my stick horse!
Karin Schenkel
is a Psychologist and an Epona approved instructor. Before
discovering the healing power of horses, she has worked in several
different Psychiatric Hospitals and had her private practice, where she
worked predominantly with cancer and eating disorder patients. She now
runs “Chiron Counseling and Consulting, LLC”, an Equine Experiential
Learning organization in Maple Valley, WA, which is focused on Team
Development, Leadership, Personal growth and Identity and Eating
Disorder. Karin can be reached under
Karin_schenkel@msn.com
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