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

0 posted 2008-05-20 10:16 PM


My thighs are still hurting from gripping the swells-
My right shoulder aches every rain-
Bad knees and bad ankles are part of the life,
I hear there’s no gain without pain.

Ace wraps, braces, liniment… crammed in my bag,
Along with my riggin’ and such…
I’ve heard an old saying, I believe that it’s true-
You can tell a cowboy, but you can’t tell him much!

Now I’m pushing fifty, and crowding it hard…
But I still love the thrill of the ride.
The adrenaline rush as I drop in the chute-
The gate when I holler, “Outside!”

The grunts of the broncs, and some of mine, too
The cheers of the crowd in the stand…
My reason for living for twenty-three years-
The lust of the rodeo hand.

I hate to admit it, but I’m growing old-
My dreams are all fading real fast.
No “ten head in Vegas”, nor shot at “the gold”-
Your mem’ries are all that will last.



© Copyright 2008 John R. Yaws - All Rights Reserved
passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577
displaced
1 posted 2008-05-21 11:04 AM


another great cowboy poem!

Keep riding on in your memories!

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California
2 posted 2008-05-21 11:25 AM


Enjoyed, Gunslinger. I just have to tell you,I know all about Ace bandages and liniment and I've never been near a rodeo.
                                    Ida


gilead
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since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067
nevada, USA
3 posted 2008-05-21 01:40 PM


Ah, to grow old with the grace of having truly lived, what greater desire in this life? Your poem humbles me in the coming of my 66th summer!

Art

Pilgrimage
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since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945
Texas, USA
4 posted 2008-05-21 03:57 PM


I feel blessed to have found you again.  I love the reality you present, the clear-eyed acceptance of life.  

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

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