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Gunslinger
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 901
TX, USA

0 posted 2003-11-30 10:46 PM

I thought I'd take a little time-
Prioritize my life.
Do I have time for pleasure-
For children, or a wife?

I never take vacations...
That's time I can't afford...
No time to have religion-
Nor devotion to the Lord.

I think somewhere I missed the point-
Some slot I did not give...
Within my busy schedule,
To take time out to live.

I recall a desert sunrise...
And coffee on the fire...
The sweet, dry smell of sage in bloom..
Fulfilled my heart's desire.

Of working long hard hours-
For very little pay-
With a sense of satisfaction,
At the end of every day.

I think sometimes that I have gone,
And really played the fool...
In seeking fame and fortune...
In the "dog eat dog world" school.

I long for Arizona-
In those far off cowboy days...
And the easy gaited living-
And the bunkhouse dwelling ways.

EagleOne
Member Elite

since 2000-03-07

Posts 2829
Between a laugh and a tear...

1 posted 2003-11-30 11:34 PM

Not too sure about Arizona, but yeah I know the feeling!

"A spring shower was cause to run
Until you twirled me in the rain" ~ BDC

skyshine

Member Elite

since 2002-02-07

Posts 3058
Beneath the northern stars

2 posted 2003-11-30 11:36 PM

I think we all wish for something simpler than what we have. We just don't say it as nicely as you did here.

~sky

Dreams last for so long, even after you're gone...
~Jewel

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

3 posted 2003-12-01 01:02 AM

By your description, I'd say you've lived a life that many dream of, and fantasize about, yet I know it wasn't easy. To sleep out under the stars, with the scent of sage and the sounds of horses neighing...
don't fret for a moment, John, for I believe you chose the path that was right for you. and of course, life still continues, so why not head on down the trail after a few more adventures? There is no limit to the length of the trail except the one you (or God?) place on it.
I enjoy your poetry, cowboy. Please keep writing for those of us who ride the highways on four wheels, imagining four legs and a saddle instead.
LOL, got carried away because I just spent the last twenty minutes looking at photos of BLM wild mustangs.

Guardurthoughts
Member

since 2001-10-16

Posts 66

4 posted 2003-12-01 01:36 AM

Your poem is a song to many people. For me I hope I can die without wishing for anything more than I had. Great write.

~~~Gaurdurthoughts~~~

"the best and most beautiful things cannot be seen,or even touched. they must be felt with the heart"

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2003-12-01 03:55 AM

oh John, many of us are with you there...

Temptress

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-06-15

Posts 7136
Mobile, AL

6 posted 2003-12-01 04:40 AM

beautifully done, Sir. You have been missed.

Although this poem wishes for something different, it still describes what it does have in a most inviting and wonderful way. Makes me think I'd have a hard time choosing which made me the happiest.

Lovely
and...welcome back...

All of my impurities are right here on my sleeve. This is Me"---Faith Hill

Loverlost
Member

since 2003-11-25

Posts 89
UK

7 posted 2003-12-01 05:55 AM

Very well written. You say what we all feel sometimes. Remember that as long as you can breathe you can always change things.

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