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Cowboy Up
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Cowboy Up |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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Out behind the buckin' chutes- Strappin' spurs of scuffed-up boots... I guess I got to give her one more try, They'll put my bull in Number three- That means two fools ahead of me- I'll "Cowboy-up", it's either do or die! I'll pry apart my ridin' glove- And rosin that old rope I love.. And dig down in my bag to find my bell- I did real well three years ago- But miles and spills will make you slow... This year I'm just not doin' very well. But a cowboy's life's the life for me- Ridin' hard and livin' free... A lot of work, and just a bit of luck. They call it "goin' down the road"- You either ride, or you get throwed... But either way you have to "Cowboy-up". Yep, "Cowboy-up"! it has to be- And travelin' is my destiny... I wired my entry fees to old Cheyenne I hope I draw real good up there- But if I don't who really cares? I'll give the wheel of life just one more spin. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Good luck, Gunslinger...I feel you cowboying up!! |
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fmlbarebackrider2001 Member
since 2005-11-16
Posts 138West Texas, United States |
When life knocks you down, Your boots around your ears, Know the only thing left to do, Is to cowboy up. Know yourself before you try to know someone else. |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
Go for it! Cowboy up! I really like this poem. |
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Kevo Member
since 2004-06-02
Posts 466Navarro County, Texas, USA |
A post close to my heart. This is a great read. Delicious! You have a great knack for conveying emotion and wild & wooly imagery to your work. You read like the greatest of country songs. I'm talkin Haggard, Jones, Twitty, even a bit of Charlie Robison I think. I have always enjoyed your writes. Cowboy up. Kevin |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Always enjoy your poems. A different slice of life. Thanks, martyjo |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Love your poem! I once (about 40 years ago - round about the same time as wearing "slops in the snow" as described in The Lady's poem to me - called "memories of young girls") did much the same thing, except my bulls (I rode twice) were oxen. I didn't stay on for long either time before getting thrown, but I stayed on much longer than the guys from the boarding house and they only rode one ox each - and that after saying that the competition wasn't for women! I was amazed at the dexterity of the oxen and their ability to twist-buck. It was great fun. - Owl |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Hi John. Good to read you again. |
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StevenS Senior Member
since 2005-09-21
Posts 945L. A. (Lower Alabama) |
Go for it! Woops! wrong words to say to a gunslinger! :-) I love the poem or song, I found myself singing the heck out of it as I read! :-) |
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