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A Cowboy and His Thoughts On Dodge City

A Cowboy And His Thoughts On Dodge City

In the razor whip and faster gun
  the flaming sun, the fertile fields
     the rose-felt day
   I walked alone
  along the barren street
    beneath bramble shields
A heart that swore to the purest truth
  the eager thrills of wayward youth
With stripped heart allayed
  steps taken and no holds barred
through soggy marsh 
and burnt out corn 
the west stands its ground
from eastern ridge and western sky
my horse knows well the way
 six-guns speak,
roulette wheel creaks
the cowboys force their way
O' please, be thee still
as men attempt to force their will
and looks like no rain today
we wait for dusk and night
death be the greater fright
the dead buried at Boot Hill.

Robert J. Lindley, Aug, 10th 1972
Note- One of the greatest themes in movies is the Western and the cowboy.
Rawhide, Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and others all preached the moral theme of fair play and law and order. Think what theme movies teach today! Certainly not that, imho. RJL

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Joseph May

Date: 7/25/2023 6:40:00 AM

Very nicely penned Robert, best wishes

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/25/2023 12:24:00 PM

Thank you, my friend. I always give it my very best shot. God bless....

Joe Dimino

Date: 7/23/2023 2:28:00 PM

Very entertaining. Well, we are at our 10th consecutive day of 115 plus I think (losing count) in Phoenix: "as men attempt to force their will and looks like no rain today" Disgusting what passes for honor and justice these days. I hear you. Blessings.

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/23/2023 3:24:00 PM

Thank you, my friend. Wow, you guys have had some terribly hot flames all day. One must stay inside under the air conditioner to cope with that outrageous heat! God bless.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 7/23/2023 1:38:00 PM

What a lovely write, Robert, you set the scene with perfection. The imagery was not only of the land, but the soul of the cowboy. Five star rating. Pangie Who had a cowgirl outfit, boots, cowgirl hat and wore silver cap guns! I loved the Lone Ranger and Hop ALong Cassidy. And Days of Law and Order.))

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/23/2023 3:21:00 PM

Thank you, my friend. I watched both of those shows when I was a young kid. Better days, much better time back then. A fact. Hope you are well my good friend!