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Gunslinger
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 901
TX, USA

0 posted 2008-03-26 01:48 AM

When the wind blows cold and lonely-
Out along the Great Divide...
And the line camp's covered up with snow-
As the cowhand waits inside...

He dreams again of Texas-
And it's grassy, coastal plains,
Or the Llano Estacado,
Where it very seldom rains.

And he wonders where the years have gone,
Since he first headed west...
Where the punchers are called 'buckaroos'-
He was once one of the best.

He tired of building fences-
You can't blame the man, or course.
With his thoughts, "If it's worth doin',
You can do it from a horse!"

He hired on with a fair-sized spread-
Out Arizona way...
Mostly just for 'braggin' rights',
He never meant to stay.

That was thirty years ago...
And this is where it ends...
He'll never see old San Antone,
He's outlived all his friends.

At times like this, before the thaw-
He knows he's growin' old...
Old memories tend to come around,
Each time the wind blows cold.

Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

1 posted 2008-03-26 02:06 AM

"settling" is a four letter word.

I found this a very enjoyable piece, Gunslinger.

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

2 posted 2008-03-26 08:30 AM

I am so glad to see you posted! I have always enjoyed your "western" views...

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2008-03-26 01:59 PM

I always enjoy your writing, John.
Ida

effjayel
Senior Member

since 2007-09-30

Posts 1474
At the Crossroads of Infinity

4 posted 2008-03-26 02:11 PM

Another fine write John....

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

5 posted 2008-03-26 03:34 PM

enjoyed it ...

yann

gilead
Senior Member

since 2008-03-10

Posts 1067
nevada, USA

6 posted 2008-03-26 04:20 PM

Well crafted rhyme, spiced with a bit of humor, and the poignancy of loss, I enjoyed reading this fine poem, and felt a wisp of cold wind upon my aging skin.

Art

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

7 posted 2008-03-26 04:57 PM

nice to see you on the blue-range again!
This was a fine write, John.

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

8 posted 2008-03-26 10:42 PM

Yes another great poem Gunslinger,

I always love reading your poetry,

I think we have a lot in common.

Lindsay

Seoulair
Senior Member

since 2008-03-27

Posts 807
Seoul S.Korea

9 posted 2008-03-27 02:56 AM

wonderfu¤Ó poem.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

10 posted 2008-03-27 05:02 AM

Fine descriptive writing...James

SilentSpeaker
New Member

since 2008-03-26

Posts 6

11 posted 2008-03-27 10:01 PM

I'm glad I came across this! Very refreshing, thanks for a great read

"I love you not because of who you are, but rather because of who I am around you."
-Anonymous

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

12 posted 2008-03-27 11:45 PM

yep, memories do that, don't they?

fine poem John

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
Member Ascendant

since 2000-01-29

Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia

13 posted 2008-03-27 11:49 PM

loved this! love RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

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