The Cowboy (A reply to Roxanes challange)

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hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

0 posted 1999-10-01 05:37 PM

The Cowboy

The cowboy spends his life
In the wide open plains,
With chaps on his legs
And his hands on the reigns.
The saddle beneath him,
The rope in his hands,
He rides on his horse
Over wide open lands.
His horse is his companion,
His lover, his bride.
He treats her with respect,
Compassion and pride.
He spends his day riding
And roping the cows;
His home is the range,
His chores are his vows.
He’s just a simple man,
Not one of great means.
He lives off of jerky,
And coffee, and beans.
He rests in the shade
Out of the hot noonday sun;
Cooks his beans on the fire,
His dinner for one.
He sleeps on a blanket
Out under the stars.
He has no need for riches,
Computers or cars.
Does he envy you or I
In plush chairs where we sit?
No, I don’t think so,
Not one little bit.
He’s got no freeways, no traffic
No bosses, no lies,
Just the beauty of nature
Under wide open skies.

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It is better to be silent and be considered a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Lynn
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since 1999-09-20

Posts 316
Jasper, Alabama U.S.A.

1 posted 1999-10-01 05:44 PM

I Loved it......

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

2 posted 1999-10-01 06:18 PM

Hoot, this is great, love it

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What comes from the heart goes to the heart.
Samuel Coleridge

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

3 posted 1999-10-01 06:18 PM

Hoot I sound so repetative when I reply to your poems. I loved this one! Gave me a giggle. It's a great poem and so true. I don't mind being under the great open skies, as long as it ain't snowin or freezin. You described a cowboys life well. The life as I see it anyway!

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

4 posted 1999-10-01 06:21 PM

Lynn, Dark angel and Whtdove...thank you. It is a bit different than my usual stuff, but that's what Roxane wanted and I had some fun with this piece.

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It is better to be silent and be considered a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

toocute4u_27
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since 1999-10-01

Posts 26
Holdenville, OK USA

5 posted 1999-10-01 06:33 PM

I loved this. This truly would be the life to live.

toocute4u_27
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since 1999-10-01

Posts 26
Holdenville, OK USA

6 posted 1999-10-01 06:33 PM

I loved this. This truly would be the life to live.

roxane
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since 1999-09-02

Posts 505
us

7 posted 1999-10-02 12:09 PM

you know i post a challenge hoping that you guys will have some trouble with it, i get great poems like this one...... grrrr
honestly- i liked it. the simple life, the inattainable dream of it all... <sigh> i wish i was a cowboy, except for the chores part and possibly not having a computer because i'd be away from passions... nice job

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

8 posted 1999-10-02 12:20 PM

Thanks toocute

I'm glad you liked it roxane, thanks...I myself couldn't do without the computer

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It is better to be silent and be considered a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Pepper
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since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

9 posted 1999-10-02 02:08 AM

Hoot..this piece is wonderful....I loved the picture you painted here......

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

Dragoness
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since 1999-08-07

Posts 513

10 posted 1999-10-02 03:42 AM

I always wanted to be a cowboy......but alas I'm a girl ! Loved it!

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Set you heart free and your mind will follow.

johnt300
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since 1999-09-12

Posts 214
san diego, ca.

11 posted 1999-10-02 03:56 AM

Hi Ruth,
I liked this a lot. I wish I were back in those times, many days, doing just what you have written.
Tyson

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

12 posted 1999-10-02 04:00 AM

Pepper and Dragoness....thank you both

Tyson....only if that horse isn't your lover and I'm riding the range along with you

chanelle
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since 1999-08-15

Posts 9
canada

13 posted 1999-10-02 12:00 PM

Really makes you think! Sometimes i wonder if we don't just live to work while others work to live. Well done :-)

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

14 posted 1999-10-07 05:35 PM

You met the challenge quite well. This is a very good descriptive piece...

Andrew Scott
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since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

15 posted 1999-10-07 05:50 PM

Lady Hoot: You paint a pretty picture there Mam. My hat's off to you for a truly nice read - the best I've found today. Thanks for sharing... now I got to go and russle me up some little stray doggies (read that as pick up my kids... urban cowboy don't cha know.).

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

16 posted 1999-10-07 06:38 PM

Thanks chanelle and Sunshine

Sir Andrew...thanks for the laugh and your kind words

Denise

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Member Seraphic

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17 posted 1999-10-07 09:05 PM

WOW! Another excellent poem from Hoot!

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Denise

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