Open Poetry #48 |
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What Drives Me On |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA ![]() |
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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