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John Yaws
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since 1999-10-09
Posts 860
Texas

0 posted 2000-01-30 12:47 PM


Faintest smell of cedar-
Wafted by the breeze...
Bitter edge on that North wind
Spells impending freeze.

My face is numb and windburnt
I’m used to it of course,
Too long I’ve made my livin’
From the storm deck of a horse.

Dark falls in half an hour...
My horse and me are tired...
He ‘s thinking of alfalfa...
Me of  a good hot fire.

With beans still good from yesterday
Some bacon and some bread
Strong coffee drives the chill away
Before I crawl in bed.

Wake up in the mornin’
Before the sun will rise..
I’ll have my pony saddled-
Before daybreak paints the skies.

I have no dough to speak of-
And not a speck of fame...
But if you want a title-
“Cowboy’s” what I claim.

Broken bones and bruises-
Are all a part of life...
Hours in the saddle,
That wind cuts like a knife.

Plant me on the prairie-
I’ll sing this last refrain...
A cowboy’s life is what I lived
A cowboy I’ll remain.

01/29/00 Austin, Texas


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Justina
Junior Member
since 1999-10-31
Posts 24
Kansas City. MO
1 posted 2000-01-30 12:52 PM


I like this!  I am from Texas, a small town south of Amarillo.  So I know what it's all about!!!  = )  Take Care!!
Justina

Little_Spyro
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since 2000-01-09
Posts 659
San Diego, CA, USA
2 posted 2000-01-30 12:56 PM


I'm from the West--the coast, that is--but I wouldn't know much about this...thanks for educating me!

Little Spyro T. Dragon

Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648

3 posted 2000-01-30 12:57 PM


Another wonderful cowboy tale! I never tire of them!  

Denise

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4 posted 2000-01-30 01:00 AM


Gunslinger, my grandfather broke horses on the 101 ranch. I love cowboys. Great poem!-SEA
Marge Tindal
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5 posted 2000-01-30 01:20 AM


Just makes me want to build you a campfire, Slinger.
Here's a warm blanketing hug to shelter
you from the cold.
~*Marge*~


 ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Gene
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since 2000-01-23
Posts 935
Colorado, USA
6 posted 2000-01-30 01:33 AM


"A cowboy’s life is what I lived
A cowboy I’ll remain."

True to the spirit.

Thanks for that glimpse into a cowboy's life.

Hi Gunslinger,
I'm the "Man from Colorado." --remember that movie, with Glen Ford?

Nice to meet ya,
~Gene (My parents named me after Gene Autry)

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania
7 posted 2000-01-30 01:50 AM


And nobody tells a cowboy's tale like you do.
Liz

Meadowmuse
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since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263

8 posted 2000-01-30 11:05 AM


Gunslinger, you know how much I enjoy your work. Your word wizardry is delightful in this piece...

"From the storm deck of a horse."
~~~

"Before daybreak paints the skies."
~~~

"Plant me on the prairie-"



...masterful use of language.

Claire


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Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA
9 posted 2000-01-30 01:25 PM


Ever sice you started posting here, everytime I think cowboy, he has your face. You ARE the everyman's cowboy in my mind. Another excellent rendition.
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