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Gunslinger
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since 1999-10-09

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0 posted 2002-11-21 12:43 PM

"Hey! I believe I know you".
A voice called from the rear.
I'd just hit town and saw the bar,
And stopped to have a beer.

A blue-eyed blonde pushed through the crowd,
And smiling up at me,
Said, "Were you in the Finals,
In nineteen eighty-three?"

I nodded, but was puzzled-
She couldn't be eighteen.
But somehow looked familiar,
Like someone I had seen.

She said, "You wouldn't know me,
And that is truly sad.
My mother won the barrels that year,
And says that you're my dad."

The years were gone in seconds,
I went back to that night...
The roaring crowd, the sawdust,
The glamor and the lights...

A motel room in OKC-
A girl, a drifting man...
I stood confronted by the fruit,
Of a one night stand.

© Copyright 2002 John R. Yaws - All Rights Reserved

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1 posted 2002-11-21 01:05 AM

Gunslinger...Enjoyed very much.
This could be a true story for so many...Paul

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2 posted 2002-11-21 10:01 AM

Gunslinger, I feel sorry for the young girl.
Like Paul said, this could certainly be true
for a lot of people.
You made it sound very real.

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~

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Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

3 posted 2002-11-21 10:06 AM

Gunslinger - this is an excellent write!! You could almost do a series on this one poem.

Just a thought. Enjoyed. Chris

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

RMW
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since 2001-03-21

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4 posted 2002-11-21 10:17 AM

Gunslinger...this is wonderful. Bob

regards2you
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since 2002-10-01

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5 posted 2002-11-21 10:21 AM

A little slice of real life. You told this so well. Enjoyable to read.
I agree, sure could be a series of sorts....

Warm Regards, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

scorpio
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since 2002-10-02

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right...there

6 posted 2002-11-21 08:16 PM

John, I'm a big fan of your poems...keep on writing...please..

...believe what your heart feels...

ThisDiamond
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since 2002-02-22

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7 posted 2002-11-21 08:20 PM

Excellent presentation, could taste the sawdust, and feel the amazement.
ThisDiamond

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

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8 posted 2002-11-24 12:52 PM

Enjoyed...James

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