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Gunslinger
Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901
TX, USA

0 posted 2008-02-18 03:04 AM


I’ve got three shirts, four pair of shorts
Two cans of Pork and Beans-
Some tape and an Ace bandage…
And an extra pair of jeans.

My bag is old and battered-
From the many miles it’s known.
That suitcase and a rigging bag-
Are all I’ve ever owned.

I’m what they call a “cowboy”-
The title brings no shame…
The label is a lifestyle…
And one I’m proud to claim!

Five hundred thousand miles of road-
A lot of two-bit shows…
Small pots and “home-town” judging
At the local rodeos…

The years have passed so quickly-
My hair is growing gray…
I think I have a few years left,
So I’ll be on my way.

I’ve burned a lot of bridges-
And I've dumped a lot of loads…
The only kind of life for me…
Is “going down the road”.


© Copyright 2008 John R. Yaws - All Rights Reserved
Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural
1 posted 2008-02-18 09:25 AM


Enjoyed the Read

Very Much Enjoyed

ARCTIC WIND

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California
2 posted 2008-02-18 01:00 PM


Enjoyed.
       Ida

effjayel
Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474
At the Crossroads of Infinity
3 posted 2008-02-18 01:01 PM


John this is really good,   long may you travel lifes road....
Pilgrimage
Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945
Texas, USA
4 posted 2008-02-18 01:05 PM


I'm so glad to see this one.  Every time I come here (not frequently enough) I hope to see something new from you.  I enjoyed this so much.  You always remind me of the men I grew up around.  I remember my Uncle Lowell visiting--naturally not in the kitchen with everyone else, he was out in the front yard with my dad, squatting on his heels because that was natural to him, and chewing on a grass blade while they visited.  

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

2dalimit
Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228
Mississippi coast
5 posted 2008-02-18 07:44 PM


Put me on a highway Show me a sign
Take it 2dalimit One more time

Enjoyed the read
Melton

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