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Tomorrow I'll Be Home
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Tomorrow I'll Be Home |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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I rode out to the mesa, just to take a look around, And there a few miles South of here, I saw the lights of town... Why, I remember, pilgrim, I guess ‘twas sixty-eight- Weren’t no one for a hundred miles, but me, an’ Pete, an’ Kate. ‘Paches caught old Pete alone, down near the Creosote well- By looks of what was left of him, his death was purely Hell. An’ Kate, she bore me three strong boys, ‘fore she give up the ghost- Of all the things the years have took, I miss my family most. Comanches scalped my Billy, he had just turned seventeen- An’ Bob? He met a faster gun, one night in Abilene. They wrote and told of Johnny’s death, and, oh, the grief I felt... He died there on that San Juan Hill, with Teddy Roosevelt. The years have left me old and gray, a little stooped and bowed- I stood my ground when I was young, I’ll not go crawlin’ now... They say they’re gonna take my land, I have no title right- I bled for every acre, and I’m game for one more fight! Some slick big-city lawyers say they’re bound to bring me down. I’ll take the vultures with me, ‘fore they put me in the ground- One time they called us pioneers, when we were in our primes- But now we’re “cattle baron’s” and we’ve far outlived our times. They’ll be here with the daylight, with a briefcase, badge, and gun... I thought I’d make my peace tonight, I’m way too old to run- So, Lord, I’m sayin’ thank you for the years that I have known- And won’t you tell my loved ones, that tomorrow I’ll be home. |
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Packratmike Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632California, USA |
Gunslinger.....you are one heck of a cowboy poet. You weave a such a great tale in so few words. I applaud you. Packratmike |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Incredible story telling, John! I feel like I've just been to the movies! |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
There's not many of you cowboys left. We all should take heed cause someday the government can come take what we have. |
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Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
I hope you got a reprieve at the last minute and saved your place. The poetic world need you! Betty Lou Hebert |
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