Jul 11

Jul 11 SAVED by Dixie Ayala

Dixie Ayala

Poetry

Francesca is her name and Frankie and Frances too

Saved from cruelty, harm and starvation

Big ears, loud bray, tiny hooves, gentle eyes

A mini donkey only 27 inches high

Saved from cruelty, harm and starvation

Her little friend was killed by dogs

A mini donkey only 27 inches high

Her life forever changed

Her little friend was killed by dogs

Frankie is safe at the sanctuary

Her life forever changed

She is in loving protective hands

Frankie is safe at the sanctuary

Gaining weight, kicking up her heels

She is in loving protective hands

What a privilege to be in her company

Gaining weight, kicking up her heels

Big ears, loud bray, tiny hooves, gentle eyes

What a privilege to be in her company

Francesca is her name, Frankie and Frances too

Dixie Ayala

I have been writing stories and poetry since 2001. Over the years, I am proud to say I have had a few stories and poems published in Straitjackets Magazine, received Honorable Mention in The Plaid Horse Magazine Equestrian Voices Creative Writing Contest, which was published in the magazine, and did a podcast of the story.

My poem, “Moments and Memories,” won first place at the local Festival of the Arts in 2015 and is recorded on YouTube.

In 2018 I was led to volunteer at a mini horse rescue sanctuary. When some of the horses rescued from abuse and neglect were brought in, it made me wonder what it might be like for them. I started writing a collection of stories called, Voice of the Horse.

My other books include, Fourty Nine Ways to Bee There for Yourself (2001), and A Mini Book about the minis at the So Cal Mini Horse Sanctuary. All profits are donated to the Sanctuary.

socalmini.org