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A Single Friend
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A Single Friend |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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You know, I've been a drifter, For over thirty years. I've known my share of laughter- And, likewise shed some tears. I've ridden western deserts- And faced the tropic rain... And of all the injuries I've known- The worst is "Inward pain". There's no cure for a broken heart, Nor confidence betrayed. We can't reveal the deepest hurts, That's just the way we're made. The agony of standing, Beside a loved one's grave... We dare not let our pain be seen... We "Stand tall and be brave". The lonely nights we've suffered, While living on the road, Are merely food for writing- It helps us bear the load. The saddest thing of all, I guess- Is when we reach the end, There will be no way of knowing, If we left a single friend. A friend to love you as you are, Who does not seek to change. Accepts your faults and fallacies- And does not think them strange. A friend to shed a single tear, There at our journey's end... Perhaps a life's worth living, If we leave a single friend. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
 A I know you must have many many friend's cowboy. So, this will not be one of your concerns when it is your time to leave. How true your words...how very true. For in the end...if we have but one single friend.. ..it was then all worthwhile. ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ Something tugs at me, I've no doubt of that. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
What a wonderful read, Gunslinger. The flow was beautifully rhythmic, and the sentiments expressed warmed my heart this morning. So true ... so true.  Really well done, I enjoyed this! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Constance Member
since 2001-07-28
Posts 393Ohio |
Hi gunslinger, I believe this is the first of yours that I've read, but it won't be the last. You do have a wonderful way with rhyme and meter. I grew up in the southwest and have known cowboys,(both working and the drug store variety), all my life. You have captured the style and essence of cowboy poetry. Bullseye! Smiles, Constance |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
There's no cure for a broken heart, Nor confidence betrayed. We can't reveal the deepest hurts, That's just the way we're made. your writes are so what grips the heart and soul... There is no cure for what you've described here, but time and God's love....love and support from family and friends... There is an incredible understanding in your writes, one of compassion, I feel you feel for all man/nature and creation alike. Thank you for sharing. |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Wonderful write John. I know you have made many friends throughout your life. And your words continue to make new friends for you here. believe in what your heart feels... |
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