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What Drives Me On
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What Drives Me On |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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In every heart there lives a need- To hear, to be, to do- I think I know what drives me on I wonder friend do you? I need to hear the wild geese cry- The lonely timber wolves- The mustangs ranging free and wide The thunder of their hooves. I need to feel the trade winds blow A ladies sweet caress- Upon the face of wanderers- Which will not let them rest. I need to see a bloody sun Descend into the sea- And lie beneath a starry sky Which seems to beckon me. If you can track a timber wolf Upon a rocky crest- Perhaps you'll find the path I leave- As I am heading west. If you can chart the wild goose' path Or map the Ocean streams- Perhaps indeed you'd follow me- To conquests in my dreams If you may know the pachyderm And where his bones might lie? Perhaps in time you'll know in fact The place I'll go to die. I want no pomp, nor floral sprays When I lay down to rest- I want to die with gun in hand And facing t'ward the west. That my last sight before I die Would be the setting sun- Perhaps I'll hear the nighthawk cry "At last his race is run." |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
It is a wise man who knows the difference between wants and needs... and does his best to satisfy the latter, whereever his paths might lead. This is a delight, GS! |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"Perhaps I'll hear the nighthawk cry "At last his race is run."" Your poetry is just getting better and better. This is one of your best. Love that ending! JL  Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Fine writing...James |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Sounds like a proper end of a cowboy's journey to me. Ida |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this, John. I was going to say that I wish I had written it - but on deeper thought, I am glad that YOU did. It is SO you and it is SO me to wrap myself in it. This belongs in the annals of the classics. As I read - and re-read - it, my wish is that as many people as possible should read it to open their eyes to what really matters. Owl |
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