Up rode the white horse,
From somewhere far below;
Prideful, full of power,
And charming as a doe.
*****
The rider was awesome,
Wearing many crowns;
His eyes were like fire,
As he struck many down.
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The people and the nations,
He would rule all;
He captured the money,
From all large and small.
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Our head or our right hand,
He would place his mark;
Whoever resisted,
Had to hide in the dark.
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His army was proud and strong,
And slaughtered at night;
The people were deceived,
And lived everyday in fright.
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Then down rode a red horse,
Like he had been there before;
To guide and protect us,
And keep us from war.
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This rider seemed amazing,
With a sword to persuade,
He caused nations to break treaties,
Their forefathers had made.
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He craftily set up circumstances,
That left the world in dark;
Forcing nation against nation,
With just a little spark.
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Once he rode to guide us,
And keep us from all harm;
Now he rides to compromise,
Peace and all its charm.
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A son will fight his father,
And the blood will vastly flow;
There will be no way to earn back,
The peace they used to know.
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Just as war was certain,
The black horse was on the way;
And with him came fear,
That goods would vanish away.
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The rider was quite a wonder,
With a sword of quick surprise;
Goods that last forever,
Now vanish before mere eyes.
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Now the fields are filled with pests,
And the fruit belongs to worms;
Oil and wine are turned to mud,
And the water is filled with germs.
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For jobs that filled the cities,
Now they have gone;
The people have no bread to eat,
When the nighttime turns to dawn.
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Where is wheat and barley,
Or money there to buy;
People began to hunger,
And watch their children die.
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A pale horse rode down quickly,
As life grew very dim;
With him came destruction,
From the three horse prior to him.
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The beast grew very hungry,
And turned to devour man;
And what they could not destroy,
Sickness and disease can.
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Fire and locust covered all,
And smoke filled the sky;
For where four men gathered,
One of them would die.
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Destruction and war was everywhere,
There was no place to hide;
Children died from hunger,
While mothers wept and cried.
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Confusion and fear filled the land,
With all that hell could bring;
They fled in shame to hide their face,
But none was there to sing.
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The horsemen have to come,
They soon will have to go;
So heres a little secret,
That everyone should know.
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For those who saw the horsemen,
And never had to sigh;
Rode out with the true white horse,
To their home up in the sky.
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Written 10-01-90
