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The Note
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The Note |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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I sat down at the table, In the shady, roadside park- Tired from all my driving- Thought I'd rest till nearly dark- The desert lay behind me- And mountains up ahead... I found the folded note then- And this is what it said... "I know this is no bottle- And I'm not near the sea... But I'd like to think somebody- Would wonder about me. I sat here with my suitcase- And watched the cars go by... And guessed their destinations, And wanted so to cry. I left the girl who loved me- And friend, I loved her so- But I just had to try my luck... And follow rodeo." That's where the writing ended- I guess he got a ride... But that note hit me where I lived... Somewhere down deep inside. My mind went back to sixty-eight... When I too said "Goodbye"- My blonde haired, childhood sweetheart Likewise hung her head to cry... More than thirty years have passed- But this much do I know... I'd do it all again, you see? To follow rodeo. I hope he makes the Finals- You know, I never did... I hope he finds it worth it- I envy that poor kid. He got his ride, I'm stuck with mine- I'd trade with him, I know- My briefcase for his rigging sack- My job, his rodeo. |
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redheart angrybraids Member
since 2000-04-16
Posts 410honolulu, hawaii |
and i think it lovely that you express your self here, very solem, sincerely put, Kindly, |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
I just came off the road so I can relate. I can't tell you how many rest areas I stopped at, how many strangers I saw. I wondered about their lives, their loves, how they came to be where they are. All of us out there on the road headed somewhere. This was a great poem. |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Another excellent verse... you put the romantic back in the cowboy's song, GS... would that more of us could do it as easily as you seem to... thank you! |
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