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Mike
Member Elite

since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

0 posted 2000-02-01 10:58 AM

I am just a cowboy,
...I ride the lonesome trail,
Tonight I'll lay my bedroll down,
...beyond the distant swale.

Was on the drive with Chisholm,
...saw Hardin in his prime,
I'll be leavin' with my boots on,
...come final roundup time.

Earp was just a card shark,
...Holliday a drunk,
Wild Bill, he took one in the back,
...in Deadwood, who'd have thunk.

No notches on my six-gun,
...that's just a tin-horn trick,
I've read the "Book" o'er dead men,
...but killin' makes me sick.

I've rode with wild vaqueros,
...rode drag and eaten dust,
Seen Hickock's jail in Abilene,
...seen gold towns go to bust.

I've travelled from Durango,
...across the Kansas plains,
Been trapped in an arryo,
...by sudden mountain rains.

Ain't got no use for city life,
...can't stand the gol' durn din,
I've lived my life as I've seen fit,
...a cowboy always been.

My buckskin mare is my best friend,
...atop her I now climb,
As I ride the lonesome trail,
...for this, the final time.

As coyotes howl, I head due west,
...for roundup now is done,
Adios, this cowboy rides,
...into the setting sun.

[This message has been edited by Mike (edited 02-01-2000).]

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

1 posted 2000-02-01 11:06 AM

Good story, perfect in its rhythm and rhyme...what more could one ask for

Nicely done

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

2 posted 2000-02-01 11:08 AM

Wonderful cowboy tale, Mike! Captivating from the first word through to the last!
Denise

Marilyn
Member Elite

since 1999-09-26

Posts 2621
Ontario, Canada

3 posted 2000-02-01 12:23 PM

Wonderful little tale you told here Mike...er...Tim..er...Mike...well who ever you are!...lol. (You know you keep this up I just might become addicted!!.

)

Martie

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

4 posted 2000-02-01 02:01 PM

You are flawless in your rhythm and rhyme Mike, and the story is great!

Meadowmuse
Member Elite

since 1999-12-27

Posts 3263

5 posted 2000-02-01 02:06 PM

Mike, I love it. The western homespun style, the rough and tumble references, the wizened, hard, mostly thankless, always fulfilling life of a true cowboy's ride is woven into this piece, and so skillfully. Just superb!

Claire

Mike
Member Elite

since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

6 posted 2000-02-01 08:54 PM

Thank you all for the gracious responses.
They are appreciated.

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