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Open Poetry #14

I Wouldn't Change a Thing

John Yaws
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 860
Texas

0 posted 2001-06-26 03:23 PM

I Wouldn't Change a Thing, 6/26/01

We'd sit around the bunkhouse-
And pick and sing a few.
Of course our favorite singer,
Was good, old Chris Ledoux.

There's something 'bout the lifestyle,
That a working cowboy leads-
An air of independence,
That type of living breeds...

And I wouldn't change a single thing-
Not even if I could...
It wasn't always easy-
Nor the outcome, always good.

I've had my fair share of wrecks-
And often crashed and burned.
But I wouldn't take a million bucks
For all the things I've learned.

I like to hear the timber wolves-
Out on the great Divide.
I think of honest ponies-
That I used to work and ride.

I think of all the good times-
And the sorrows that life brings...
If I could do it over-
I wouldn't change a thing.

MARK V SHELDON
Member Elite

since 2001-06-21

Posts 3015
In a corporeal internship...

1 posted 2001-06-26 04:45 PM

I really like your style! To-the-point, diegestable, and poignant, as well as imagery-laden. Do you write country songs?

-MVS

"If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn."

"Everyone can hear; few can listen."

Sharon
Member

since 2001-06-04

Posts 53
Within a whisper

2 posted 2001-06-27 10:56 PM

A good portrayal of the cowboy..sounds like a nice life!

thepoeticplumber
Member

since 2001-05-15

Posts 185

3 posted 2001-06-27 11:03 PM

A great testimonial to accepting life. It was very rewarding to read. Thank You, Roger

inot2B
Member Elite

since 2000-09-18

Posts 2205
Arkansas

4 posted 2001-06-27 11:03 PM

A good man you are, and that's all that matters when your number is up.

Julie Jordan Scott
Member

since 1999-09-19

Posts 146
Bakersfield, CA USA

5 posted 2001-07-02 08:51 PM

Perfect fit for us here in Bakersfield, too. Well written, honest, forthright.

Thanks!

JULIE

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Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

6 posted 2001-07-02 11:02 PM

What a satisfying statement to be able to say. Your life has been lived to the fullest, I would imagine.

I always watch for your poetry. It's so distinctive and entertaining.

Betty Lou Hebert

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