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Mountain Man,
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Mountain Man, |
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Anniepimm Senior Member
since 2008-12-26
Posts 550England 
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Mountain Man, A man Came down from the mountain, As far as we know, he didn't, have a name His stature was tall and strait his lips were still and unspoken And the towns folk fled as he came, His walk was steady his eyes, never altered. He still did not speak The ground, beneath him crumbled as he walked It’s no wonder he was feared by the meek, With his legs astride he towered in the main street, His skin set hard like wood It seemed nobody dared approach him Lets face it, only an idiot would The sheriff, stumbled out to meet him You could hear, the lump in his throat Then the people started praying The sheriff’s chances, were far less than good, The sheriff stopped in the street he was trembling The monster removed his hat and bowed his head The sheriff went for his gun at the advantage And the mountain man shot him down dead, He replaced his gun and came over to the body He knelt down beside it and he cried I only came in for milk and some honey... Because of my size this one has died, The mountain man thought everyone crazy He never came down from the mountain again He lived in peace without a reason He thought that we would, be the same, He went away still crying like a baby The sad stare in his eyes said it all He saw no hope for us we are finished As we have to shoot When a neighbour calls, So many times, we have looked up At the snowy rocks, buried in the skies We wonder how a big lonely child feels When a boy he was playing with Dies, Annie 16-09-2008 |
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amusemi Senior Member
since 2001-12-08
Posts 1262A State of Disarray |
Sad, but full of wisdoms. Enjoyed your Mountain man...have a character similar in a book I started to write years ago. It was set in Lincoln, MT. Then the uni-bomber showed up. I quit writing the book.... |
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Anniepimm Senior Member
since 2008-12-26
Posts 550England |
That is a shame that you stopped, if there is a story to tell nothing should really stop it from being told, Thank you for the feed back.. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed your story...James |
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Anniepimm Senior Member
since 2008-12-26
Posts 550England |
Thank you James |
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