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Gunslinger
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since 1999-10-09
Posts 901
TX, USA

0 posted 2005-08-04 10:19 PM



I never knew what lonely was,
Till after meeting you.
I never knew a cloudless sky,
With such a leaden hue.

I never shed the bitter tears,
That I am shedding now...
I'd cancel all these feelings, dear-
If only I knew how.

I'm reaping what I sowed so long,
The harvest's coming due.
Too long I've dealt in falsehoods-
Now they all are coming true.

I left some women crying,
When I followed rodeo.
Not knowing I was lying-
Till I'd load my truck and go.

"I love you's" came so easy-
When life was just a game.
Now I'm on the receiving end-
And that's a crying shame.

I'm too old now for riding-
And a bit too young to die...
And I can't live without you,
But I guess I'll have to try.

© Copyright 2005 John R. Yaws - All Rights Reserved
Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113
Canada eh.
1 posted 2005-08-04 10:56 PM


Ah such a sad write cowboy..
Oh, but how I love your writing...
Please tell us more..you have a great way of telling your stories.
~Hugs & Smiles, Nancy~

Something tugs at me, I've no doubt of that.
Something from the sea, whichever one I'm near.
When I stray too far from beachland, it calls me back

Midnitesun
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Gaia
2 posted 2005-08-04 11:16 PM


oh, a cowboy beer-tear song
well done!

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
3 posted 2005-08-05 01:59 AM


Nice....James
Pilgrimage
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since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945
Texas, USA
4 posted 2005-08-05 05:43 PM


I love this one.  You write the saddest songs I've ever read.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

fmlbarebackrider2001
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since 2005-11-16
Posts 138
West Texas, United States
5 posted 2005-11-19 09:52 AM


Love this poem! I know all too well what you mean.

Cory

Know yourself before you try to know someone else.

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