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Open Poetry #41

Days of Working Cattle

Gunslinger
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 901
TX, USA

0 posted 2008-01-23 09:59 PM

’Powder River’ working pens-
Rusty from disuse…
The squeeze chute’s sprung and open-
From years of hard abuse.

The branding oven’s rusted through,
The irons no longer there,
It’s heard it’s share of bawling cows-
The smell of burning hair.

The pasture fences all are gone-
The range been turned by plow.
The graze where I once rode and toiled,
All lies in peanuts now.

The cowboys all are growing old,
They’ve found some other trade,
But oft I sit and reminisce,
Here in the feeder’s shade.

I have to say I’m thankful,
For the memories of old…
The baking of the summer sun,
And riding in the cold.

The friendship of hard-working men,
Good horse-flesh ‘neath my saddle-
I would not sell my memories,
Of days of working cattle.

Bobby Jordan
Member

since 2007-08-13

Posts 491
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1 posted 2008-01-23 10:03 PM

Gunslinger,

This is very good. There is nothing like poems dealing with the work-a-day world.

It reminds me of some of my slaughterhouse poems.

Bobby

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

2 posted 2008-01-24 03:16 AM

Looks like the cowboy has become a poet.
Ida

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

3 posted 2008-01-24 09:29 PM

I'd never sell my memories either

good write John

always loving your work

aziza
Member Elite

since 2006-07-09

Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!

4 posted 2008-01-25 01:32 AM

So are these cowboy poems all in a book yet? I am loving them.

A

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2008-01-25 02:01 AM

You do some fine cowboy writing...full of times and experience...James

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

6 posted 2008-01-31 09:07 AM

I really enjoy your cowboy poetry. Keep at it. "late"

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